The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles a modified FIT.
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles a modified FIT.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01068 65th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w66-96j7-fmcp
References
More U-boot vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2021-27097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w66-96j7-fmcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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