Description
Improper access control for volatile memory containing boot code in Universal Boot Loader (U-Boot) before 2017.11 and Qualcomm chips IPQ4019, IPQ5018, IPQ5322, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, and IPQ9574 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
denx: u-boot; qualcomm: ipq4019; qualcomm: ipq5018; qualcomm: ipq5322; qualcomm: ipq6018; qualcomm: ipq8064; qualcomm: ipq8074; qualcomm: ipq9574
References1
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-343-01 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.6
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 19 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-284
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