Vulnerability · Published Feb 18, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-57257
Low 2.0
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in U-Boot from denx. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.0Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A stack consumption issue in sqfs_size in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs via a crafted squashfs filesystem with deep symlink nesting.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | u-boot | 2023.01+dfsg-2+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57257 |
| Debian:13 | u-boot | 2025.01-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57257 |
| Debian:14 | u-boot | 2025.01-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57257 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | u-boot | 2022.01+dfsg-2ubuntu2.7 | USN-8056-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | u-boot | 2022.01+dfsg-2ubuntu2.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57257 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | u-boot | 2025.10-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57257 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | u-boot | 2025.10-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 | USN-8056-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | u-boot-nezha | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57257 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | u-boot-nezha | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57257 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L