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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
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.

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Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2019, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 29, 2025, 8:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-14865 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Gnu grub2
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 5
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The grub2 package is vulnerable to a resource pressure denial of boot. Update the package to address this vulnerability.
  • Update the grub2 package.
  • Reboot the system if required.
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 Third Party Advisory
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3 Third Party Advisory
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
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.

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).

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taviso/scanlimits

Tool to examine the behaviour of setuid binaries under constrained limits.

security audit linux

Makefile C

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
61 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Oct. 24, 2019, 10:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

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.

  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Red Hat, Inc.: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3 Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101
  • 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
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

0.10037

percentile