Report: CVE-2026-34962 - barebox ext4 Directory Parsing Infinite Loop Denial of Service - Analysis
CVE ID :CVE-2026-34962 Published : May 11, 2026, 11:19 p.m. | 1 hour, 44 minutes ago Description :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. Severity: 6.9 | MEDIUM Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...