Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2024-45776
CVE-2024-45776
Description
When reading the language .mo file in grub_mofile_open(), grub2 fails to verify an integer overflow when allocating its internal buffer. A crafted .mo file may lead the buffer size calculation to overflow, leading to out-of-bound reads and writes. This flaw allows an attacker to leak sensitive data or overwrite critical data, possibly circumventing secure boot protections.
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