Packages
- grub2 - GRand Unified Bootloader
Details
Hector Marco and Ismael Ripoll discovered that GRUB incorrectly handled
the backspace key when configured to use authentication. A local attacker
could use this issue to bypass GRUB password protection.
Hector Marco and Ismael Ripoll discovered that GRUB incorrectly handled
the backspace key when configured to use authentication. A local attacker
could use this issue to bypass GRUB password protection.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.10 wily | grub2-common – 2.02~beta2-29ubuntu0.2 | ||
| 15.04 vivid | grub2-common – 2.02~beta2-22ubuntu1.4 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | grub2-common – 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6 | ||
| 12.04 precise | grub2-common – 1.99-21ubuntu3.19 | ||
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