GNU GRUB - Bugs: bug #46699, GRUB password login vulnerability
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bug #46699: GRUB password login vulnerability
Submitter: | Chris DeAngelis <fractal618> | ||
Submitted: | Wed 16 Dec 2015 06:36:49 PM UTC | ||
Category: | Security | Severity: | Major |
Priority: | 5 - Normal | Item Group: | Action Request |
Status: | Fixed | Privacy: | Public |
Assigned to: | None | Originator Name: | Chris |
Open/Closed: | Closed | Release: | 2.00 |
Release: | Reproducibility: | None | |
Planned Release: | None |
Wed 16 Dec 2015 06:39:27 PM UTC, comment #1: |
Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar> |
Wed 16 Dec 2015 06:36:49 PM UTC, original submission:
Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader's password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system.
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Chris DeAngelis <fractal618> |
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2015-12-16 | arvidjaar | Status | None | Fixed | |
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