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SUSE 2025:0989-1 moderate: u-boot integer overflow fixes

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important firmware security notification for Fedora tackles buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Apply suggested updates immediately.
* 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 SUSE-2025-989=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-989=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-989=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * u-boot-tools-debuginfo-2021.10-150600.11.3.1 * u-boot-tools-2021.10-150600.11.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update integer overflow memory allocator 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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0989-1
Release Date: 2025-03-24T09:32:47Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update integer overflow memory allocator u-boot

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