CVE-2024-57259 sqfs_search_dir in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 exhibits an off-by

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Multiple CVEs Identified in Das U-Boot Affecting SquashFS and Ext4 Filesystems Six vulnerabilities have been identified in Das U-Boot, affecting its handling of squashfs and ext4 filesystems. These include integer overflows and stack consumption issues that could lead to memory overwrites and other critical failures. The vulnerabilities are associated with CVE-2024-57254, CVE-2024-57255, CVE-2024-57256, CVE-2024-57257, CVE-2024-57258, and CVE-2024-57259, all published on February 18, 2025. 9 sources 49