Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-45775 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package grub. The fix is available in version 2.12-r10; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Privileges required: High — administrative rights are needed first.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
BELL-CVE-2024-45775 is classified as CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value. A return value signalling failure is ignored, and execution continues as though the operation had succeeded.
Affected software
BELL-CVE-2024-45775 is recorded against 1 package.
- grub (from 2.12-r8 up to 2.12-r10)
Timeline and source
Published on 19 February 2025 and last revised on 26 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
grub has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value) in other software:
