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TI-2026-27184 Aliases CVE-2026-34962GHSA-gh28-ww79-7h4v

barebox ext4 Directory Parsing Infinite Loop Denial of Service

Priority LOW 29CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00129 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

No affected products listed by the sources yet.

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pengutronix:barebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2026.04.0Vulnerablebarebox
  • cpe:2.3:a:pengutronix:barebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2026.04.0 Vulnerable ·barebox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    barebox 2026.04.0

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-27185 barebox EFI PE Loader Memory Safety VulnerabilitiesPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-27182 barebox Out-of-Bounds Read in DHCP Option ParsingPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2026-27183 barebox ext4 Extent Parsing Out-of-Bounds ReadPriority LOW 30
    Show all 4 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34962
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh28-ww79-7h4v

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2019-11982 Pengutronix barebox through 2019.08.1 has a remote buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_req in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-11981 Pengutronix barebox through 2019.08.1 has a remote buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_reply… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10888 Pengutronix Barebox through v2020.05.0 has an out-of-bounds read in nfs_read_reply in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-27185 barebox EFI PE Loader Memory Safety Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-25661 barebox: FIT Signature Verification Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2021-15656 common/password.c in Pengutronix barebox through 2021.07.0 leaks timing information… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 9 →

Sources

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