U-Boot up to 2026.10-rc4 NFS Client net/nfs-common.c nfs_read_reply buffer overflow
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in U-Boot. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is the function nfs_read_reply of the file net/nfs-common.c of the component NFS Client. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-74220. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in U-Boot. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function nfs_read_reply of the file net/nfs-common.c of the component NFS Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 contains a buffer overflow in nfs_read_reply() function in net/nfs-common.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying crafted NFS READ reply lengths. A malicious NFS server can exploit signed integer handling to bypass length validation and write far past the destination buffer, crashing the bootloader or corrupting memory.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-74220 since 08/14/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Upgrading to version 2026.10-rc5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Name
Version
- 1.1.3
- 8.4
- 2019.07-rc1
- 2019.07-rc2
- 2019.07-rc3
- 2019.07-rc4
- 2021.04-rc2
- 2022.01
- 2022.07-rc2
- 2025.01-rc1
- 2026.04
- 2026.10-rc3
- 2026.10-rc4
Website
- Product: https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: U-Boot 2026.10-rc5
Timeline
08/14/2026 CVE reserved09/29/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/29/2026 VulDB entry created
09/29/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-74220 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411803
Entry
Created: 09/29/2026 23:44Changes: 09/29/2026 23:44 (77)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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