Security update for u-boot

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0755-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T16:37:12Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-57256 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-57256 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-57256 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-57258 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-57258 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-57258 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for u-boot fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-57256: integer overflow in U-Boot's ext4 symlink resolution function (bsc#1237284).
  • CVE-2024-57258: multiple integer overflows in U-Boot's memory allocator (bsc#1237287).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-755=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64)
    • u-boot-xilinxzynqmpgeneric-2020.01-150200.10.18.1
    • u-boot-xilinxzynqmpgeneric-doc-2020.01-150200.10.18.1

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