CVE-2026-34961

barebox ext4 Extent Parsing Out-of-Bounds Read

Published May 11, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
barebox prior to version 2026.04.0 contains out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in ext4 extent parsing due to missing validation of the eh_entries field against buffer capacity in fs/ext4/ext4_common.c. Attackers can supply a malicious ext4 filesystem image via USB, SD card, or network boot to trigger heap out-of-bounds reads during boot-time filesystem parsing, potentially redirecting reads to arbitrary disk offsets.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pengutronix
Pengutronix barebox
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pengutronix:barebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pengutronix
Pengutronix barebox
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Barebox
Barebox barebox
Vendors & Products Barebox
Barebox barebox
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description barebox prior to version 2026.04.0 contains out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities in ext4 extent parsing due to missing validation of the eh_entries field against buffer capacity in fs/ext4/ext4_common.c. Attackers can supply a malicious ext4 filesystem image via USB, SD card, or network boot to trigger heap out-of-bounds reads during boot-time filesystem parsing, potentially redirecting reads to arbitrary disk offsets.
Title barebox ext4 Extent Parsing Out-of-Bounds Read
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2026, 2:02 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2026, 5:58 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 11, 2026, 10:22 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 PM