Out-of-bounds Write Affecting u-boot package, versions <2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-UBOOT-2956328
  • published21 Jul 2022
  • disclosed20 Jul 2022

Introduced: 20 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-33967  (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-3ubuntu0~20.04.5 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.

squashfs filesystem implementation of U-Boot versions from v2020.10-rc2 to v2022.07-rc5 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to a defect in the metadata reading process. Loading a specially crafted squashfs image may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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