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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pengutronix | barebox | < 2025.01.0 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 19, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred