CVE-2023-39902 | BDVDB-2026-214409 Detail

u_boot_secondary_program_loader\/spl\/u_boot_secondary_program_loader\/spl\/

Description#

A software vulnerability has been identified in the U-Boot Secondary Program Loader (SPL) before 2023.07 on select NXP i.MX 8M family processors. Under certain conditions, a crafted Flattened Image Tree (FIT) format structure can be used to overwrite SPL memory, allowing unauthenticated software to execute on the target, leading to privilege escalation. This affects i.MX 8M, i.MX 8M Mini, i.MX 8M Nano, and i.MX 8M Plus.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-10-17Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-10-17
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: u_boot_secondary_program_loader\/spl\/
Product: u_boot_secondary_program_loader\/spl\/

All u_boot_secondary_program_loader\/spl\/ vulnerabilities

Score

7.0 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 6.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 2023.07
Fixed
2023.07

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.0 High

CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Complexity	High
Attack Vector	Local
Availability	High
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Privileges Required	Low
Scope	Unchanged
User Interaction	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).