Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error Affecting u-boot package, versions <2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6+esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-UBOOT-20341200
  • published15 Oct 2026
  • disclosed29 Sept 2026

Introduced: 29 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-74221  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-195  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 u-boot to version 2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6+esm2 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 contains a buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_reply() function in net/nfs-common.c when processing NFS server responses. A malicious NFS server can send crafted READLINK replies with negative or oversized symlink length values to corrupt memory and crash the bootloader.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1