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openSUSE 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:0755-1 moderate: u-boot overflow threats

suse
Calendar Grey February 28, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
This revision tackles various vulnerabilities within the u-boot framework, such as buffer overflows, and provides guidance on the installation process.
* bsc#1237284 * bsc#1237287 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-57256

Summary

## 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

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate integer overflow overflow openSUSE integer issue memory allocator SUSE update openSUSE Leap u-boot

References

* bsc#1237284

* bsc#1237287

Cross-

* CVE-2024-57256

* CVE-2024-57258

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.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-57256.html

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0755-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T16:37:12Z
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate integer overflow overflow openSUSE integer issue memory allocator SUSE update openSUSE Leap u-boot

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