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
    0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-NTFS3G-2665800
  • published 14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 7 Sep 2021

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.

A crafted NTFS image can cause an out-of-bounds access in ntfs_inode_sync_standard_information in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.8 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high