Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ntfs-3g package, versions <2021.8.22-3.8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-NTFS3G-2664393
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Sept 2021

Introduced: 7 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-35268  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 ntfs-3g to version 2021.8.22-3.8.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

In NTFS-3G versions < 2021.8.22, when a specially crafted NTFS inode is loaded in the function ntfs_inode_real_open, a heap buffer overflow can occur allowing for code execution and escalation of privileges.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1