CVE-2022-33967
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
squashfs filesystem implementation of U-Boot versions from v2020.10-rc2 to v2022.07-rc5 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to a defect in the metadata reading process. Loading a specially crafted squashfs image may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or arbitrary code execution.
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affected products (7)
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references (20)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-33967/cnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU97846460/index.htmlcnnvd
- https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2022/JVNDB-2022-002017.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2022-June/487467.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33967cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170112/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5764-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/7f7fb9937c6cb49dd35153bd6708872b390b0a44cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Das-U-Boot-buffer-overflow-via-Metadata-Reading-Process-38985cnnvd
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