CVE-2026-74221
U-Boot before 2026.10-rc5 contains a buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_reply() function in net/nfs-common.c when processing NFS server responses. A malicious NFS server can send crafted READLINK replies with negative or oversized symlink length values to corrupt memory and crash the bootloader.
Published:Sep 29, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 30, 2026
EPS:Sep 29, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:8.2
Affected Products
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Denx
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U-boot
Denx
U-boot
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U-boot
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U-boot
U-boot
U-boot
Exploits
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