There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function; The chainloader command is used to boot up operating systems that doesn't support multiboot and do not have direct support from GRUB2. When executing chainloader more than once a use-after-free vulnerability is triggered. If an attacker can control the GRUB2's memory allocation pattern sensitive data may be exposed and arbitrary code execution can be achieved.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2023-07-20T00:23:01.952Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T06:03:52.084Z

Reserved: 2022-04-05T21:59:08.761Z

Link: CVE-2022-28736

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-20T01:15:10.400

Modified: 2023-08-25T23:15:09.690

Link: CVE-2022-28736

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-06-07T17:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-28736 - Bugzilla