Out-of-Bounds Affecting u-boot package, versions <2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-UBOOT-459799
  • published6 Aug 2019
  • disclosed6 Aug 2019

Introduced: 6 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-13104  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 u-boot to version 2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream u-boot package and not the u-boot package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Das U-Boot versions 2016.11-rc1 through 2019.07-rc4, an underflow can cause memcpy() to overwrite a very large amount of data (including the whole stack) while reading a crafted ext4 filesystem.

CVSS Scores

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