CVE-2024-57262

Feb. 19, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

7.1
High

Description

In barebox before 2025.01.0, ext4fs_read_symlink has an integer overflow 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, a related issue to CVE-2024-57256.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
barebox
  • before 2025.01.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

References

https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d8
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d87ba6f88a9ea50e71f107b514ff4e

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-190
2025-02-19
CVE-2024-57262

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: PHYSICAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 19, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 19, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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