| Name | CVE-2024-45778 |
| Description | A stack overflow flaw was found when reading a BFS file system. A crafted BFS filesystem may lead to an uncontrolled loop, causing grub2 to crash. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1098319 |
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 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.06-13+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2.12-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| grub2 | source | (unstable) | 2.12-6 | | | 1098319 |
Notes
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2025-02/msg00024.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/18/3