QID 670814

Date Published: 2021-11-18

QID 670814: EulerOS Security Update for uboot-tools (EulerOS-SA-2021-2726)

This package includes the mkimage program, which allows generation of U-Boot images in various formats, and the fw_printenv and fw_setenv programs to read and modify U-Boot's environment. Security Fix(es): In Das U-Boot through 2020.01, a double free has been found in the cmd/gpt.c do_rename_gpt_parts() function. Double freeing may result in a write-what-where condition, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. NOTE: this vulnerablity was introduced when attempting to fix a memory leak identified by static analysis.(CVE-2020-8432)
Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-2726 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 670814

    CVE-2020-8432 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2021-2726 EulerOS V2.0SP9 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2726
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