CVE-2025-61661
MEDIUM4.8EPSS 0.03%Published: 11/18/2025Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader) component. This flaw occurs because the bootloader mishandles string conversion when reading information from a USB device, allowing an attacker to exploit inconsistent length values. A local attacker can connect a maliciously configured USB device during the boot sequence to trigger this issue. A successful exploitation may lead GRUB to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Data corruption may be also possible, although given the complexity of the exploit the impact is most likely limited.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/grub2from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |