Grub2: grub allow access to encrypted device through cli once root device is unlocked via tpm (grub2)

CVE-2025-4382
MEDIUM 5.9

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.35 % · percentile 29 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
redhat
NVD status
Deferred

Description

A flaw was found in systems utilizing LUKS-encrypted disks with GRUB configured for TPM-based auto-decryption. When GRUB is set to automatically decrypt disks using keys stored in the TPM, it reads the decryption key into system memory. If an attacker with physical access can corrupt the underlying filesystem superblock, GRUB will fail to locate a valid filesystem and enter rescue mode. At this point, the disk is already decrypted, and the decryption key remains loaded in system memory. This scenario may allow an attacker with physical access to access the unencrypted data without any further authentication, thereby compromising data confidentiality. Furthermore, the ability to force this state through filesystem corruption also presents a data integrity concern.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nredhat
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NNVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected products

ProductVersions
grub2affected 0 ≤ 2.12
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD