CVE-2025-61664

NameCVE-2025-61664
DescriptionA vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader has been identified in the normal module. This flaw, a memory Use After Free issue, occurs because the normal_exit command is not properly unregistered when its related module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the command after the module has been removed, causing the system to improperly access a previously freed memory location. This leads to a system crash or possible impacts in data confidentiality and integrity.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1120968

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
grub2 (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2.06-3~deb11u6vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)2.06-13+deb12u1vulnerable
forky, trixie2.12-9vulnerable
sid2.14~git20250718.0e36779-2vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
grub2source(unstable)(unfixed)1120968

Notes

https://gitweb.git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=commit;h=05d3698b8b03eccc49e53491bbd75dba15f40917

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