2.4

CVE-2024-57257: denx u-boot Uncontrolled Recursion

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57257DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57257
Published 18-02-2025Last modified 03-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-57257 is a low (CVSS 2.4) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in denx u-boot. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
10/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.4/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-4150-1USN-8056-1

Timeline

  1. 18-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • u-bootAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2022.01+dfsg-2ubuntu2.7 | < 2025.10-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
  • u-boot-nezhaAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • u-boot< 2023.01+dfsg-2+deb12u2 | < 2025.01-1
Denx1 product
  • u-boot< 2025.01-rc1 | ≤ 2024.10

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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