U-Boot before 2026.10-rc4 Integer Overflow in SquashFS Directory Table Allocation
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.
CVE-2026-71973
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-71973
u-boot
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot",
"vendor": "u-boot",
"product": "u-boot",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "2026.10-rc4",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:github/u-boot/u-boot",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-71973
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
medium
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #7913 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date