CVE-2025-54771

Nov. 19, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

4.9
Medium

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the GNU GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader). The flaw occurs because the file-closing process incorrectly retains a memory pointer, leaving an invalid reference to a file system structure. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnu
  • Grub
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-825
Expired Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnu grub / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

4.9 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 18, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 19, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secalert@redhat.com

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