CVE-2022-2601 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-2601: A buffer overflow was found in grub_font_construct_glyph(). A malicious crafted pf2 font can lead to an overflow when calculating the max_glyph_size value, allocating a smaller than needed buffer for the glyph, this further leads to a buffer overflow and a heap based out-of-bounds write. An attacker

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-2601 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

grub2→ fixed in2.06-3~deb11u4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y grub2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

grub2→ fixed in2.06-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y grub2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

grub2→ fixed in2.06-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y grub2
```

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