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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-4693
Grub2: out-of-bounds read at fs/ntfs.c
Vulnerability Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3184
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4693
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238343
- https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023-4693-vulnerabilities-in-the-grub-boot-manager/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2023-10/msg00028.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37
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View all reports →Affected Software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
1:2.02-156.el8, 1:2.06-77.el9
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 25th, 2023
Last Modified:
November 7th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N