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EUVD-2026-177321
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2026-10-02 06:40
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CVE-2020-15705 (GCVE-0-2020-15705)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-29 17:45 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GRUB2: avoid loading unsigned kernels when GRUB is booted directly under secureboot without shim
Summary
GRUB2 fails to validate kernel signature when booted directly without shim, allowing secure boot to be bypassed. This only affects systems where the kernel signing certificate has been imported directly into the secure boot database and the GRUB image is booted directly without the use of shim. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
20 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | grub2 in Ubuntu |
Affected:
20.04 LTS , < 2.04-1ubuntu26.1
(custom)
Affected: 18.04 LTS , < 2.02-2ubuntu8.16 (custom) Affected: 16.04 LTS , < 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.26 (custom) Affected: 14.04 ESM , < 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.20 (custom) |
Date Public
2020-07-29 00:00
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