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title: "CVE-2015-5281\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-5281

Publication date 24 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The grub2 package before 2.02-0.29 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7,
when used on UEFI systems, allows local users to bypass intended Secure
Boot restrictions and execute non-verified code via a crafted (1) multiboot
or (2) multiboot2 module in the configuration file or physically proximate
attackers to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute
non-verified code via the (3) boot menu.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5281?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| grub2 | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

RHEL specific issue

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5281)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5281)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5281)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5281)

### Other references

* <https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2401.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5281>