CVE-2024-57256 (GCVE-0-2024-57256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-18 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:32
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Summary
An integer overflow in ext4fs_read_symlink in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs for zalloc (adding one to an le32 variable) via a crafted ext4 filesystem with an inode size of 0xffffffff, resulting in a malloc of zero and resultant memory overwrite.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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denx U-Boot Affected: 0 , < 2025.01-rc1 (custom)
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