U-Boot 8.4 improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in U-Boot 8.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-24857. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in U-Boot 8.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1274. The product conducts a secure-boot process that transfers bootloader code from Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) into Volatile Memory (VM), but it does not have sufficient access control or other protections for the Volatile Memory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code in Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot) before 2017.11 and Qualcomm chips IPQ4019, IPQ5018, IPQ5322, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, and IPQ9574 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24857. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code
CWE: CWE-1274 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/09/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/11/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-25-343-01
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24857 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335501

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2025 19:51
Updated: 12/11/2025 12:39
Changes: 12/09/2025 19:51 (49), 12/11/2025 12:39 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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