CVE-2024-57256
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-02-18 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-05-12 12:01Z5 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-01-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ccb0718e8961ee19105e41e5836f929ffe3ea886941b08aefa0060f3cf273334
05 Affected products
06 References
- source.denx.dehttps://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/35f75d2a46e5859138c83a75cd2f4141c5479ab9
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00001.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- u-boot Fixed in 2023.01+dfsg-2+deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- u-boot Fixed in 2025.01-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- u-boot Fixed in 2025.01-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- u-boot Fixed in 2022.01+dfsg-2ubuntu2.7
- u-boot-nezha No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- u-boot Fixed in 2025.10-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
- u-boot-nezha No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- u-boot No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- u-boot No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- u-boot No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.