CVE-2019-14865
Grub2 Resource Pressure Denial of Boot
Description
A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 29, 2019, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 6, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-14865 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-14865.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Tool to examine the behaviour of setuid binaries under constrained limits.
security audit linux
Makefile C
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-14865 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-14865 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14865 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1764925 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-267 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14865 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1764925 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-267 Removed CWE Reason CWE-267 / Not enough information -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-14865 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-14865
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile