CVE-2020-15706

Name	CVE-2020-15706
Description	GRUB2 contains a race condition in grub_script_function_create() leading to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be triggered by redefining a function whilst the same function is already executing, leading to arbitrary code execution and secure boot restriction bypass. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-4735-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
grub2 (PTS)	bullseye (security), bullseye	2.06-3~deb11u6	fixed
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	2.06-13+deb12u1	fixed
	forky, trixie	2.12-9	fixed
	sid	2.14~git20250718.0e36779-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
grub2	source	buster	2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u1		DSA-4735-1
grub2	source	(unstable)	2.04-9

Notes

[stretch] - grub2 <ignored> (No SecureBoot support in stretch)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=commit;h=426f57383d647406ae9c628c472059c27cd6e040