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CVE-2025-1118: Grub2: commands/dump: the dump command is not in lockdown when secure boot is enabled

Description

A flaw was found in grub2. Grub's dump command is not blocked when grub is in lockdown mode, which allows the user to read any memory information, and an attacker may leverage this in order to extract signatures, salts, and other sensitive information from the memory.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1118

Affected Products

Vendor: Red Hat

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.1% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-20 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1118
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2346137

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