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vulnerabilityCVE-2024-57256
Name
CVE-2024-57256
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
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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Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
u-boot
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.1
CVSSv31
6.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
2021.07
Exploitable
buildroot
master
2026.04
Not Affected
yocto
master
2026.04
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
2024.01
Exploitable