CVE-2023-39902

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 17, 2023
Updated: Oct 24, 2023
CWE ID 281

Summary

CVE-2023-39902 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting select NXP i.MX 8M family processors using the U-Boot Secondary Program Loader (SPL) before version 2023.07. The issue arises when a maliciously crafted Flattened Image Tree (FIT) format structure is used, enabling unauthenticated software to overwrite SPL memory. Consequently, attackers can gain privilege escalation and execute unauthorized code on the target system. This vulnerability impacts i.MX 8M, i.MX 8M Mini, i.MX 8M Nano, and i.MX 8M Plus processors.

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