CVE-2020-15705
Published: 29 July 2020
GRUB2 fails to validate kernel signature when booted directly without shim, allowing secure boot to be bypassed. This only affects systems where the kernel signing certificate has been imported directly into the secure boot database and the GRUB image is booted directly without the use of shim. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.
From the Ubuntu security team
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre discovered that in certain situations, GRUB2 failed to validate kernel signatures. A local attacker could use this to bypass Secure Boot restrictions.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 6.4
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
grub2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(2.04-1ubuntu26.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(2.04-1ubuntu26.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(2.04-1ubuntu26.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(2.02-2ubuntu8.16)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.26)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.20)
|
|
|
grub2-signed Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(1.147)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(1.147)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(1.142.3)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(1.93.18)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1.66.26)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(1.34.22)
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| amurray | grub2-signed is not supported in Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (precise/esm) and so marking the priority for grub2 in this release as low |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-15705
- https://www.eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2020-07/msg00034.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4432-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian