Vulnerability · Published Feb 19, 2025 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2025-1118Grub2: commands/dump: the dump command is not in lockdown when secure boot is enabled
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in grub2. 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). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in grub2. Grub's dump command is not blocked when grub is in lockdown mode, which allows the user to read any memory information, and an attacker may leverage this in order to extract signatures, salts, and other sensitive information from the memory.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | grub2-common | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | grub2-efi-aa64-modules | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | grub2-efi-x64-modules | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | grub2-pc-modules | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | grub2-ppc64le-modules | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 |
| Debian:12 | grub2 | 2.06-13+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Debian:13 | grub2 | 2.12-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Debian:14 | grub2 | 2.12-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | grub2 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0 | RLSA-2025:16154 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | grub2-signed | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | grub2-unsigned | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1118 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| grub2 | 0 – through 2.12 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-501 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2025:16154 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1118 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2346137 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grub.git/commit/?id=34824806ac6302f91e8cabaa41308eaced25725f
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2025-02/msg00024.html