CVE-2024-57262 json
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 fil…
published 2025-02-19 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-4759
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Pengutronix barebox 2025.01.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Pengutronix barebox
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-57262
- NVD CVE-2024-57262
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