CVE-2026-29008: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-3qwj-q697-4ppr
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CVSS 7.5
CWE-191
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-29008 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2026-29008 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-29008
GHSA Identifier GHSA-3qwj-q697-4ppr
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2026-29008

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-29008, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound), where the product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

U-Boot through 2026.04-rc3 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in the tcp_rx_state_machine() function (net/tcp.c) that allows a network-adjacent attacker to crash the bootloader by sending a malformed TCP SYN+ACK packet with a manipulated data offset field causing payload_len to become negative. When the TCP_SYN_SENT handler calls tcp_rx_user_data() without invoking tcp_seg_in_wnd() validation, the negative payload_len is implicitly converted to a large unsigned integer (e.g., 0xFFFFFFD8) and passed to memcpy() in store_block(), causing an immediate crash that prevents device boot and may enable memory corruption when CONFIG_LMB is disabled.

References

NVD — CVE-2026-29008 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29008
lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/20... WEB
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2026-May/617853.html
u-boot.org WEB
https://u-boot.org
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/u-boot-r... WEB
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/u-boot-rc3-integer-underflow-dos-via-tcp-rx-state-machine
y637f9qq2x.com/posts/u-boot-tcp-nf... WEB
https://y637f9qq2x.com/posts/u-boot-tcp-nfs-vulns

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-29008?
CVE-2026-29008 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound).
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2026-29008?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-29008?
CVE-2026-29008 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-29008?
CVE-2026-29008 is classified under CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-29008?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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