CVE-2024-57262
Barebox ext4fs Read Symlink Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 19, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 19, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
0.5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-57262.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d8 | |
| https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d87ba6f88a9ea50e71f107b514ff4e |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-190 Added Reference https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d8 Added Reference https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=a2b76550f7d87ba6f88a9ea50e71f107b514ff4e
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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