CVE-2024-57255
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An integer overflow in sqfs_resolve_symlink in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs via a crafted squashfs filesystem with an inode size of 0xffffffff, resulting in a malloc of zero and resultant memory overwrite.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.2–7.1
ssvc
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affected products (6)
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also known as (4)
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references (9)
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- https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/233945eba63e24061dffeeaeb7cd6fe985278356cnnvd
- https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/tags/v2025.04-rc2Patchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Das-U-Boot-integer-overflow-via-sqfs-resolve-symlink-47003cnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2cnnvd
- https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/233945eba63e24061dffeeaeb7cd6fe985278356enisa_euvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00001.htmlnvd
- https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/233945eba63e24061dffeeaeb7cd6fe985278356Patchnvd
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