What is CVE-2021-46705?

CVE-2021-46705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Grub2, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-46705?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gnu Grub2

CVE-2021-46705

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in grub-once of grub2 in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4, openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to truncate arbitrary files. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 grub2 versio…

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Gnu Grub2
Opensuse Factory
Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 15
Suse Opensuse Factory — versions grub2
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 Sp4 — versions grub2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File

References

meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46705?: CVE-2021-46705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Grub2, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-46705?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.