Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting ntfs-3g package, versions <2021.8.22-3.8.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-NTFS3G-2665669
- published 14 Apr 2022
- disclosed 7 Sep 2021
Introduced: 7 Sep 2021
CVE-2021-39257 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
A crafted NTFS image with an unallocated bitmap can lead to a endless recursive function call chain (starting from ntfs_attr_pwrite), causing stack consumption in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39257.html
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00013.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01
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