NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ntfs-3g package, versions <1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-NTFS3G-1571974
  • published31 Aug 2021
  • disclosed7 Sept 2021

Introduced: 31 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-39251  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 ntfs-3g to version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntfs-3g package and not the ntfs-3g package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A crafted NTFS image can cause a NULL pointer dereference in ntfs_extent_inode_open in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1