CVE-2026-29009
HIGHU-Boot 2026.04-rc3 Buffer Overflow in nfs_readlink_reply() via NFS READLINK
Title source: cnaDescription
U-Boot through 2026.04-rc3 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in nfs_readlink_reply() (net/nfs-common.c) when CONFIG_CMD_NFS is enabled, allowing a malicious or compromised NFS server to overflow the 2048-byte nfs_path_buff buffer by returning multiple relative symlink targets that are appended without cumulative length validation. Attackers can send two or more READLINK responses containing relative symlink targets of approximately 1100 bytes each to corrupt adjacent BSS variables including nfs_server_ip, nfs_server_mount_port, nfs_server_port, nfs_our_port, nfs_state, and rpc_id, potentially achieving memory corruption and control over the NFS client state machine.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
Mailing List Outreach
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2026-May/617853.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/u-boot-rc3-buffer-overflow-in-nfs-readlink-reply-via-nfs-readlink
Scores
CVSS v3
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
u-boot/u-boot
< 2026.04-rc3
Published
Jul 08, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 08, 2026