barebox version prior to 2026.04.0 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in ext4 directory parsing in fs/ext4/ext4_common.c where the ext4fs_iterate_dir() function fails to validate that directory entry length values are non-zero. Attackers can supply a malicious ext4 filesystem image with a crafted directory entry containing a direntlen value of 0 to cause an infinite loop during directory listing or path resolution, resulting in the boot process hanging indefinitely.

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Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Barebox barebox
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Barebox barebox

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description barebox version prior to 2026.04.0 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in ext4 directory parsing in fs/ext4/ext4_common.c where the ext4fs_iterate_dir() function fails to validate that directory entry length values are non-zero. Attackers can supply a malicious ext4 filesystem image with a crafted directory entry containing a direntlen value of 0 to cause an infinite loop during directory listing or path resolution, resulting in the boot process hanging indefinitely.
Title barebox ext4 Directory Parsing Infinite Loop Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-835
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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:38:48.954Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T17:58:43.754Z

Link: CVE-2026-34962

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:28:43.667Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T23:19:47.813

Modified: 2026-05-13T19:58:33.810

Link: CVE-2026-34962

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T00:15:07Z

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