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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-03T19:32:38.236Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-57256 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Denx
  • U-boot
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-57256.

URL Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/35f75d2a46e5859138c83a75cd2f4141c5479ab9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2 cve-icon cve-icon
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