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 in a malloc of zero and resultant memory overwrite.
Published: 2025-02-18
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4150-1 u-boot security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4765 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8056-1 U-Boot vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00039}

 epss

{'score': 0.00022}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-190
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000

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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 in a malloc of zero and resultant memory overwrite.
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Denx U-boot
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T12:01:26.098Z

Reserved: 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-57256

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:32:38.236Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-02-18T23:15:09.710

Modified: 2026-05-12T13:16:22.997

Link: CVE-2024-57256

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T21:07:38Z

Weaknesses