CVE catalog

CVE-2015-5281

grub2: CVE-2015-5281

Severity: Low
Published: Nov 19, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026

The grub2 package before 2.02-0.29 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, when used on UEFI systems, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute non-verified code via a crafted (1) multiboot or (2) multiboot2 module in the configuration file or physically proximate attackers to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute non-verified code via the (3) boot menu.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	grub2	sid	`2.14-4`	not affected
Debian	grub2	forky	`2.14-4`	not affected
Debian	grub2	trixie	`2.12-9+deb13u2`	not affected
Debian	grub2	bookworm	`2.06-13+deb12u2`	not affected
Debian	grub2	bookworm-security	`2.06-13+deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	grub2	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	grub2	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	grub2	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	grub2	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[grub2]Not affected
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub2-common]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (6)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-common]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (6)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-coreboot]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-coreboot-bin]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-coreboot-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (6)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-amd64]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-amd64-bin]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-amd64-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-amd64-signed-template]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-arm64]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-arm64-bin]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-arm64-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-arm64-signed-template]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-ia32]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-ia32-bin]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-efi-ia32-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-emu]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
[grub-emu-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [grub2]
Details (3)
- 2.06-13+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.12-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm
- 2.06-13+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · grub2 · debian · bookworm

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:44 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]