zephyrproject-rtos/poky
May 2025 – May 2025
1 Month active
Languages Used
C
Technical Skills
Patch ManagementSecuritySystem Programming
Yi Zhao
PROFILE
Yi Zhao
Yi Zhao focused on security remediation in the zephyrproject-rtos/poky repository, addressing a critical vulnerability in iputils ping. By implementing a patch in C, Yi validated the tv_sec and tv_usec fields to prevent signed 64-bit integer overflow during round-trip time calculations, directly mitigating CVE-2025-47268. This work reduced the risk of denial-of-service attacks and improved the integrity of RTT monitoring data. Yi’s approach involved patch management, code review, and targeted testing to ensure robust integration. Although no new features were introduced, the depth of the fix demonstrated strong skills in system programming and security vulnerability remediation within complex codebases.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
0%Features
Repository Contributions
1Total
Bugs
1
Commits
1
Features
0
Lines of code
147
Activity Months1
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137 people
Work History
May 2025
1 Commits
May 1, 2025Month: 2025-05. Focused on security remediation in the Poky repository (zephyrproject-rtos/poky). Delivered a critical patch to iputils ping mitigating CVE-2025-47268 by validating tv_sec and tv_usec to prevent signed 64-bit overflow, preventing potential DoS and ensuring accurate RTT measurements. The change was implemented in commits 57560c118daba7ce29eb541cf2f20da0c97ea55b. No new features were introduced this month; however, the security hardening improves reliability and monitoring data. Impact includes reduced DoS risk, improved RTT data integrity, and alignment with security patching cadence. Technologies used: C, IP networking, security vulnerability remediation, patch management, code review and testing in Poky.
1 Commits
May 1, 2025Month: 2025-05. Focused on security remediation in the Poky repository (zephyrproject-rtos/poky). Delivered a critical patch to iputils ping mitigating CVE-2025-47268 by validating tv_sec and tv_usec to prevent signed 64-bit overflow, preventing potential DoS and ensuring accurate RTT measurements. The change was implemented in commits 57560c118daba7ce29eb541cf2f20da0c97ea55b. No new features were introduced this month; however, the security hardening improves reliability and monitoring data. Impact includes reduced DoS risk, improved RTT data integrity, and alignment with security patching cadence. Technologies used: C, IP networking, security vulnerability remediation, patch management, code review and testing in Poky.
May 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C
Technical Skills
Patch ManagementSecuritySystem Programming
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