| Name | CVE-2024-57255 |
| Description | An integer overflow in sqfs_resolve_symlink in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs via a crafted squashfs filesystem with an inode size of 0xffffffff, resulting in a malloc of zero and resultant memory overwrite. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1098254 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| u-boot (PTS) | bullseye | 2021.01+dfsg-5 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2023.01+dfsg-2+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2024.01+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| u-boot | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1098254 |
Notes
[bookworm] - u-boot <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2
Fixed by: https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/233945eba63e24061dffeeaeb7cd6fe985278356 (v2025.01-rc1)