CVE-2024-6285

Secure boot bypass via underflowed range checks

Published Jun 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Integer underflow in Renesas R-Car Gen3 arm-trusted-firmware allows local users to write outside permitted memory while loading images. The check_load_area function in drivers/renesas/common/io/io_rcar.c subtracts an attacker-controlled image length from range endpoints without first ensuring the length does not exceed them, so unsigned wraparound can validate a prohibited destination. Exploitation requires the ability to write the bootloader's flash area and can bypass secure boot by loading image data at an arbitrary memory address.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integer underflow in Renesas R-Car Gen3 arm-trusted-firmware allows local users to write outside permitted memory while loading images. The check_load_area function in drivers/renesas/common/io/io_rcar.c subtracts an attacker-controlled image length from range endpoints without first ensuring the length does not exceed them, so unsigned wraparound can validate a prohibited destination. Exploitation requires the ability to write the bootloader's flash area and can bypass secure boot by loading image data at an arbitrary memory address.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6285
Published
Jun 24, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Renesas Electronics
Product
R-Car Gen3
Classifications
CWE-191, CAPEC-578, T1542.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=c2f286820471ed276c57e603762bd831873e5a17 <b596f580637bae919b0ac3a5471422a1f756db3b
  2. Affected versionversion=c2f286820471ed276c57e603762bd831873e5a17 <b596f580637bae919b0ac3a5471422a1f756db3b changes=[{"at":"b596f580637bae919b0ac3a5471422a1f756db3b","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Renesas Electronics · R-Car Gen3version=c2f286820471ed276c57e603762bd831873e5a17 <b596f580637bae919b0ac3a5471422a1f756db3b; version=c2f286820471ed276c57e603762bd831873e5a17 <b596f580637bae919b0ac3a5471422a1f756db3b changes=[{"at":"b596f580637bae919b0ac3a5471422a1f756db3b","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

7.5Automotive Security Research GroupCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
CAPEC-578Disable Security Software
T1542.003Pre-OS Boot: Bootkit

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