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.
History

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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

Updated: 2026-10-02T12:29:17.608Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-71973

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T12:29:12.901Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-10-02T13:17:53.737

Link: CVE-2026-71973

cve-icon Redhat

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