CVE-2024-2312 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

GRUB2 does not call the module fini functions on exit, leading to Debian/Ubuntu's peimage GRUB2 module leaving UEFI system table hooks after exit. This lead to a use-after-free condition, and could possibly lead to secure boot bypass.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00031.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Grub2
Netapp	Bootstrap Os Hci Compute Node

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2-unsigned/+bug/2054127
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-2312
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2312
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0003/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2312

History

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Gnu Gnu grub2 Netapp Netapp bootstrap Os Netapp hci Compute Node
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Gnu Gnu grub2 Netapp Netapp bootstrap Os Netapp hci Compute Node

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2024-04-05T19:40:02.848Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:33:46.314Z

Reserved: 2024-03-07T23:53:27.661Z

Link: CVE-2024-2312

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T19:11:52.852Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-05T20:15:09.020

Modified: 2025-08-26T17:17:34.323

Link: CVE-2024-2312

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-04-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-2312 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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