DENEX U-Boot prior 2025.01-rc1 SquashFS Symlink Size Calculation integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in DENEX U-Boot. Affected is an unknown function of the component SquashFS Symlink Size Calculation. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-57254. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DENEX U-Boot and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component SquashFS Symlink Size Calculation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An integer overflow in sqfs_inode_size in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs in the symlink size calculation via a crafted squashfs filesystem.

The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-57254. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235044 (Debian dla-4150 : u-boot - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2025.01-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (235044) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-4767). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 235044
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4150 : u-boot - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: U-Boot 2025.01-rc1

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02/18/2025 🔍
02/18/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2025 +103 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-57254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296042
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2025 01:15
Updated: 06/01/2025 05:48
Changes: 02/18/2025 01:15 (50), 02/19/2025 10:39 (12), 05/01/2025 17:12 (2), 06/01/2025 05:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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