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CVE-2024-57262
Published:February 19, 2025
Updated:July 21, 2026
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.
Related Resources (5)
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2025/q1/142
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57262
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d8
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/57xxx/CVE-2024-57262.json
https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d87ba6f88a9ea50e71f107b514ff4e
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190
EPSS
Base Score:
0.28