Vulnerability in Denx U-Boot
CVE-2024-57257
A stack consumption issue in sqfs_size in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs via a crafted squashfs filesystem with deep symlink nesting.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Denx U-Boot — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/4f5cc096bfd0a591f8a11e86999e3d90a9484c34 (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-57257?
- CVE-2024-57257 is a low-severity vulnerability in Denx U-Boot, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2025-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-57257?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-57257 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.