TI-2018-15854 Aliases CVE-2018-1000205 GHSA-8frp-j862-qcw3

U-Boot contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Verified boot…

LOW 26CWE-20Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

U-Boot contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Verified boot signature validation that can result in Bypass verified boot. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted FIT image and special device memory functionality.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00719 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot::::::::	up to 2018.07	Vulnerable	u-boot

cpe:2.3:a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2018.07 Vulnerable ·u-boot

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000205
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8frp-j862-qcw3

References

Patch 1

https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2018-June/330454.html

Advisory 1

https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2018-June/330898.html

TI-2022-02168 Unchecked Download size in Uboot CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2025-28794 A lack of signature verification in the bootloader of DENX Software Engineering Das… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2020-06770 In Das U-Boot through 2020.01, a double free has been found in the cmd/gpt.c… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-12898 nfs_lookup_reply in net/nfs.c in Das U-Boot through 2022.04 (and through 2022.07-rc2) has… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-10569 An issue was discovered in Das U-Boot through 2019.07. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-10568 An issue was discovered in Das U-Boot through 2019.07. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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