Improper Privilege Management Affecting ntfs-3g package, versions <1:2021.8.22-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NTFS3G-1571972
  • published31 Aug 2021
  • disclosed7 Sept 2021

Introduced: 31 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-35269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 ntfs-3g to version 1:2021.8.22-2 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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted NTFS attribute from the MFT is setup in the function ntfs_attr_setup_flag, a heap buffer overflow can occur allowing for code execution and escalation of privileges.

CVSS Scores

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