High

Grub2: missing unregister call for gettext command may lead to use-after-free

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A Use-After-Free vulnerability has been discovered in GRUB's gettext module. This flaw stems from a programming error where the gettext command remains registered in memory after its module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the orphaned command, causing the application to access a memory location that is no longer valid. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.

Announced 18 Nov 2025Source revision 1

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CVE-2025-61662

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-61662
Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #32335 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:47:26 GMT
Publisher date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:20:48 GMT

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