CVE-2024-57256 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-57256

An integer overflow in ext4fs_read_symlink in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1...

Vulnerability Description

An integer overflow in ext4fs_read_symlink in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs for zalloc (adding one to an le32 variable) via a crafted ext4 filesystem with an inode size of 0xffffffff, resulting in a malloc of zero and resultant memory overwrite.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

U-Boot
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 18th, 2025
Last Modified: May 12th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)