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.
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Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | U-Boot before 2026.10-rc3 Out-of-Bounds Write in IP Fragment Reassembly | |
| First Time appeared |
Denx
Denx u-boot |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Denx
Denx u-boot |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-29T21:29:20.055Z
Reserved: 2026-08-08T16:43:04.178Z
Link: CVE-2026-71971
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-29T22:18:21.723
Modified: 2026-09-29T22:18:21.723
Link: CVE-2026-71971
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