Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-35268 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- http://ntfs-3g.com
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jp
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1
- 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
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/766ISTT3KCARKFUIQT7N6WV6T63XOKG3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSEKTKHO5HFZHWZNJNBJZA56472KRUZI/