CVE-2026-71971
U-Boot before 2026.10-rc3 with CONFIG_IP_DEFRAG enabled contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the __net_defragment() function in net/net.c. Remote attackers can send a crafted IP fragment with non-zero offset and More-Fragments flag set during netboot to corrupt adjacent memory and crash the bootloader.
Published:Sep 29, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 30, 2026
EPS:Sep 29, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00375
CVSS Score:8.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Denx
Product
U-boot
Denx
U-boot
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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High
