Fedora CoreOS supports setting a GRUB bootloader password
using a Butane config. When this feature is enabled, GRUB requires a password to access the
GRUB command-line, modify kernel command-line arguments, or boot
non-default OSTree deployments. Recent Fedora CoreOS releases have a
misconfiguration which allows booting non-default OSTree deployments
without entering a password. This allows someone with access to the
GRUB menu to boot into an older version of Fedora CoreOS, reverting
any security fixes that have recently been applied to the machine. A
password is still required to modify kernel command-line arguments and
to access the GRUB command line.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-coreos/grub-password/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1333 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/coreos-status@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/NHUCNH5Y4UH5DPUCXISYXXVA563TLFEJ/ | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
07 Nov 2023, 03:51
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Summary | Fedora CoreOS supports setting a GRUB bootloader password using a Butane config. When this feature is enabled, GRUB requires a password to access the GRUB command-line, modify kernel command-line arguments, or boot non-default OSTree deployments. Recent Fedora CoreOS releases have a misconfiguration which allows booting non-default OSTree deployments without entering a password. This allows someone with access to the GRUB menu to boot into an older version of Fedora CoreOS, reverting any security fixes that have recently been applied to the machine. A password is still required to modify kernel command-line arguments and to access the GRUB command line. |
21 Jul 2023, 20:21
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CWE | CWE-306 |
Information
Published : 2022-11-03 18:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2022-3675
Mitre link : CVE-2022-3675
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3675
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Products Affected
redhat
- fedora_coreos