CVE-2026-71972
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CVE-2026-71972 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. U-Boot before 2027.01-rc1 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the video_display_rle8_bitmap function in drivers/video/video_bmp.c. Attackers can supply a crafted RLE8-compressed BMP image to corrupt memory adjacent to the framebuffer and crash the bootloader.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
U-Boot before 2027.01-rc1 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the video_display_rle8_bitmap function in drivers/video/video_bmp.c. Attackers can supply a crafted RLE8-compressed BMP image to corrupt memory adjacent to the framebuffer and crash the bootloader.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| u-boot | u-boot | < 2027.01-rc1 |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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