Out-of-bounds Write Affecting u-boot package, versions <2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-UBOOT-20341286
  • published7 Oct 2026
  • disclosed29 Sept 2026

Introduced: 29 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-71971  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 u-boot to version 2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6+esm1 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-rc3 with CONFIG_IP_DEFRAG enabled contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the __net_defragment() function in net/net.c. Remote attackers can send a crafted IP fragment with non-zero offset and More-Fragments flag set during netboot to corrupt adjacent memory and crash the bootloader.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1