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CVE-2020-15705 GRUB2 fails to validate kernel signature when booted directly without shim, allowing secure boot to be bypassed

Description

GRUB2 fails to validate kernel signature when booted directly without shim, allowing secure boot to be bypassed. This only affects systems where the kernel signing certificate has been imported directly into the secure boot database and the GRUB image is booted directly without the use of shim. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
grub2 in Ubuntu 2.04 earliest → < 2.04-1ubuntu26.1 2.04-1ubuntu26.1
grub2 in Ubuntu 2.02 earliest → < 2.02-2ubuntu8.16 2.02-2ubuntu8.16
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