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grub2 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3775

When rendering certain unicode sequences, grub2's font code doesn't proper validate if the informed glyph's width and height is constrained within bitmap size. As consequence an attacker can craft an input which will lead to a out-of-bounds write into grub2's heap, leading to memory corruption and availability issues. Although complex, arbitrary code execution could not be discarded.

Products
grub2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.06-5
CVEs
CVE-2022-3775
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3775

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Dec 2022, 20:15 UTC

When rendering certain unicode sequences, grub2's font code doesn't proper validate if the informed glyph's width and height is constrained within bitmap size. As consequence an attacker can craft an input which will lead to a out-of-bounds write into grub2's heap, leading to memory corruption and availability issues. Although complex, arbitrary code execution could not be discarded.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3775

grub2

Fixed versions: 2.06-5

grub2

Fixed versions: 2.06-5

grub2

Fixed versions: 2.06-5

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "When rendering certain unicode sequences, grub2's font code doesn't proper validate if the informed glyph's width and height is constrained within bitmap size. As consequence an attacker can craft an input which will lead to a out-of-bounds write into grub2's heap, leading to memory corruption and availability issues. Although complex, arbitrary code execution could not be discarded.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:02:40.443183431Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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