Description
U-Boot before 2026.10-rc4 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in sqfs_read_directory_table() function when allocating the directory table buffer. Attackers can supply a crafted SquashFS image with an attacker-controlled superblock metablks_count value that causes heap buffer under-allocation and out-of-bounds writes, corrupting heap memory and crashing the bootloader.
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 5.2 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description U-Boot before 2026.10-rc4 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in sqfs_read_directory_table() function when allocating the directory table buffer. Attackers can supply a crafted SquashFS image with an attacker-controlled superblock metablks_count value that causes heap buffer under-allocation and out-of-bounds writes, corrupting heap memory and crashing the bootloader.
Title U-Boot before 2026.10-rc4 Integer Overflow in SquashFS Directory Table Allocation
First Time appeared Denx
Denx u-boot
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Denx
Denx u-boot
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Subscriptions

Denx U-boot
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-29T21:29:21.349Z

Reserved: 2026-08-08T16:43:04.178Z

Link: CVE-2026-71973

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-29T22:18:22.080

Modified: 2026-09-29T22:18:22.080

Link: CVE-2026-71973

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-190

    Integer Overflow or Wraparound