| Name | CVE-2025-45512 |
| Description | A lack of signature verification in the bootloader of DENX Software Engineering Das U-Boot (U-Boot) v1.1.3 allows attackers to install crafted firmware files, leading to arbitrary code execution. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, 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 |
|---|
| u-boot (PTS) | bullseye | 2021.01+dfsg-5 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 2021.01+dfsg-5+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2023.01+dfsg-2+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid, trixie | 2025.01-3 | 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) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/AzhariRamadhan/CVE-2025-45512
Disputable security impact and not considered a security issue by upstream;
relies on system level access to bootloader for exploitation.