An issue was discovered in Denx U-Boot before 2026.04. An integer overflow vulnerability exists in function ext4fs_get_bgdtable, the size calculation can lead to under allocation and this underallocated buffer will be used in memcpy() which could lead to arbitrary code execution, a denial of service, or other unspecified impacts.
History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Denx
Denx u-boot
Vendors & Products Denx
Denx u-boot

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Title Integer Overflow in ext4fs_get_bgdtable Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution in Denx U‑Boot
Weaknesses CWE-190
CWE-787

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description An issue was discovered in Denx U-Boot before 2026.04. An integer overflow vulnerability exists in function ext4fs_get_bgdtable, the size calculation can lead to under allocation and this underallocated buffer will be used in memcpy() which could lead to arbitrary code execution, a denial of service, or other unspecified impacts.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:44:10.412Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-70293

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-26T20:16:59.697

Modified: 2026-08-26T20:16:59.697

Link: CVE-2025-70293

cve-icon Redhat

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