Double Free in Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot) - CVE-2019-13105
Published: August 8, 2019 / Updated: December 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19988
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13105
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: DENX
Affected software:
Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot)
Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the double free error in the "ext_cache_ini" when listing files in a crafted ext4 filesystem. A remote attacker can trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13105
Install update from vendor's website.