Vulnerability · Published Nov 13, 2024 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2024-49504grub2 allows bypassing TPM-bound disk encryption on SL(E)M encrypted Images
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect default permissions in openSUSE Tumbleweed from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
grub2 allowed attackers with access to the grub shell to access files on the encrypted disks.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | grub2 | no fix listed | CVE-2024-49504 |
| Debian:13 | grub2 | no fix listed | CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49504 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE Tumbleweed | ? – before 2.12-28.1 |
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N