barebox version prior to 2026.04.0 contains multiple memory-safety vulnerabilities in the EFI PE loader in efi/loader/pe.c where integer overflow in virtual image size computation using 32-bit arithm…
Summary
barebox version prior to 2026.04.0 contains multiple memory-safety vulnerabilities in the EFI PE loader in efi/loader/pe.c where integer overflow in virtual image size computation using 32-bit arithmetic on section VirtualAddress and size values allows undersized heap allocation, and PE section loading logic fails to validate that PointerToRawData plus copied size remains within the PE file buffer. An attacker can supply a malicious EFI PE binary via TFTP, USB, SD card, or network boot to trigg…
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
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Lint boundary warnings (1)
The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).
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REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://y637f9qq2x.com/posts/barebox-sandbox-vulns/
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/barebox/barebox Product
- https://github.com/barebox/barebox/releases/tag/v2026.04.0 Release Notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/barebox-efi-pe-loader-memory-safety-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
- https://y637f9qq2x.com/posts/barebox-sandbox-vulns/
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD