CVE-2024-57257

LOW
2.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorU Boot

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Severity
LOW2.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A stack consumption issue in sqfs_size in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occurs via a crafted squashfs filesystem with deep symlink nesting.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2024.10v < 2025.01-rc1
Affected range stops below 2025.01-rc1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-674

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