Signed to Unsigned Conversion Error Affecting u-boot package, versions <2025.10-0ubuntu6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2610-UBOOT-21241635
  • published18 Oct 2026
  • disclosed29 Sept 2026

Introduced: 29 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-74220  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-195  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:26.10 u-boot to version 2025.10-0ubuntu6 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:26.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 contains a buffer overflow in nfs_read_reply() function in net/nfs-common.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying crafted NFS READ reply lengths. A malicious NFS server can exploit signed integer handling to bypass length validation and write far past the destination buffer, crashing the bootloader or corrupting memory.

CVSS Base Scores

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