Name | CVE-2020-8432 |
Description | In Das U-Boot through 2020.01, a double free has been found in the cmd/gpt.c do_rename_gpt_parts() function. Double freeing may result in a write-what-where condition, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. NOTE: this vulnerablity was introduced when attempting to fix a memory leak identified by static analysis. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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u-boot (PTS) | bullseye | 2021.01+dfsg-5 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2023.01+dfsg-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2024.01+dfsg-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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u-boot | source | (unstable) | 2020.01+dfsg-2 | low | | |
Notes
[buster] - u-boot <ignored> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - u-boot <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - u-boot <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2020-January/396799.html
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2020-January/396853.html