CVE-2026-74221
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.GHSA-r9ch-9wx4-f978 ↗EUVD-2026-89434 ↗
description
U-Boot versions before 2026.10-rc5 are affected by a buffer overflow while handling NFS READLINK responses. A malicious or compromised NFS server can corrupt bootloader memory and cause a crash when U-Boot processes a malformed reply; exposure requires U-Boot to communicate with that server for NFS operations.
mitigation
Upgrade U-Boot to 2026.10-rc5 or later. Until upgrades are complete, restrict boot-time NFS access to trusted, authenticated network paths and servers.
fixed in 2026.10-rc5
outcome
Contextual: an exploit technique exists, but no deterministic check could cover this one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-09-29 21:29Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
this entry in the feed
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{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-25", "cve_id": "CVE-2026-74221", "display_id": "CVE-2026-74221", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-r9ch-9wx4-f978", "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-89434", "status": "published", "anchor_state": "anchored", "title": "U-Boot NFS reply buffer overflow", "summary": "U-Boot versions before 2026.10-rc5 are affected by a buffer overflow while handling NFS READLINK responses. A malicious or compromised NFS server can corrupt bootloader memory and cause a crash when U-Boot processes a malformed reply; exposure requires U-Boot to communicate with that server for NFS operations.", "mitigation": "Upgrade U-Boot to 2026.10-rc5 or later. Until upgrades are complete, restrict boot-time NFS access to trusted, authenticated network paths and servers.", "vendor": "u-boot", "product": "u-boot", "affected": [ { "affected_notes": [], "affected_ranges": [ ">= 0, < 2026.10-rc5" ], "ecosystem": null, "fixed_versions": [ "2026.10-rc5" ], "package_name": "u-boot", "purl": null } ], "cwes": [ 195 ], "cvss_score": 8.8, "cvss_src": "cna_vendor", "cvss_vector": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N", "epss_score": 0.0034, "epss_percentile": 0.2646, "epss_asof": "2026-10-20", "automation": "contextual", "check": false, "check_confidence_basis": null, "exploit": false, "pipeline_minutes": 31.848561216666667, "t0_at": "2026-09-29T21:29:23.283000+00:00", "signals": { "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-09-29T21:29:23.283000+00:00", "days": 0, "is_lower_bound": false, "measured_at": "2026-09-29T21:29:23.283000+00:00", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74221" } } }
published 2026-09-29 22:14Z
last change 2026-10-21 06:02Z
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