CVE-2025-0622 json
Grub2: command/gpg: use-after-free due to hooks not being removed on module unload
published 2025-02-18 20 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2025-4773
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw was found in command/gpg. In some scenarios, hooks created by loaded modules are not removed when the related module is unloaded. This flaw allows an attacker to force grub2 to call the hooks once the module that registered it was unloaded, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. If correctly exploited, this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution, eventually allowing the attacker to bypass secure boot protections.
Patch / fix
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 1:2.06-104.el9_6
- grub2 Debian 12 2.06-13+deb12u2
- grub2 Debian 14, Debian 13 2.12-6
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0622
- grub2 RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-pc RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-tools RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-common RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-efi-x64 RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-ppc64le RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-efi-aa64 RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
- grub2-tools-efi RHEL 10.0 1:2.12-15.el10_0
red hat advisories RHSA-2025:16154RHSA-2025:6990
- grub2 Linux Micro 6.1 2.12-slfo.1.1_2.1
- grub2 Linux Micro 6.0 2.12~rc1-6.1
- grub2 SLE Micro 5.1 2.04-150300.3.11.1
- grub2 SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +2 more 2.04-150300.22.52.3
- grub2 SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +7 more 2.06-150400.11.55.2
- grub2 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 2.06-150500.29.43.2
- grub2 SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP6, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 2.12-150600.8.18.2
- grub2 SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 2.02-181.2
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20863-1SUSE-SU-2025:20511-1SUSE-SU-2025:01961-1SUSE-SU-2025:0629-1SUSE-SU-2025:0607-1SUSE-SU-2025:0588-1
- grub2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.12-35.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14822-1
- grub2-common AlmaLinux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1
- grub2-pc-modules AlmaLinux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1
- grub2-efi-x64-modules AlmaLinux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1
- grub2-ppc64le-modules AlmaLinux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1
- grub2-efi-aa64-modules AlmaLinux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1
- grub2-pc AlmaLinux 9 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1
- grub2-tools AlmaLinux 9 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1
- grub2-common AlmaLinux 9 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1
almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:16154ALSA-2025:6990
- grub2 Rocky Linux 9 1:2.06-104.el9_6
- grub2 Rocky Linux 10 1:2.12-15.el10_0
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2025:6990RLSA-2025:16154
- grub2 Azure Linux 3.0 2.06-27
azure linux advisories AZL-110406
Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-0622 updated cvss 6.4
grub2: command/gpg: Use-after-free due to hooks not being removed on module unload
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 grub2, grub2-pc, grub2-efi, grub2-ppc64, grub2-tools, grub2-common, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 grub2, grub2-pc, grub2-tools, grub2-common, grub2-efi-x64, grub2-ppc64le, +13 moreaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) grub2 2.06-104.el9_6, grub2-pc 2.06-104.el9_6, grub2-tools 2.06-104.el9_6, grub2-common 2.06-104.el9_6, grub2-efi-x64 2.06-104.el9_6, grub2-ppc64le 2.06-104.el9_6, +10 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:6990
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) grub2 2.12-15.el10_0, grub2-pc 2.12-15.el10_0, grub2-tools 2.12-15.el10_0, grub2-common 2.12-15.el10_0, grub2-efi-x64 2.12-15.el10_0, grub2-ppc64le 2.12-15.el10_0, +10 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:16154
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2025:16154
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2025:6990
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/security/cve/CVE-2025-0622
vdb-entry
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2345865
issue-tracking
- lists.gnu.org /archive/html/grub-devel/2025-02/msg00024.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-0622
- NVD CVE-2025-0622
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