CVE-2023-4693: Out-of-bounds Read in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.
CVE-2023-4693: Out-of-bounds Read in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Description
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2023-08-31T21:53:46.147Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a5558a730e5a3d9d7c216
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 7:34:48 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025, 7:34:53 PM
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