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CVE-2021-39258 (GCVE-0-2021-39258)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-07 00:00 – Updated: 2025-12-02 21:17

Summary

A crafted NTFS image can cause out-of-bounds reads in ntfs_attr_find and ntfs_external_attr_find in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

Severity

6.7 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-12-02 21:17 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/adviso…
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971	vendor-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021…	mailing-list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01	vendor-advisory

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11101-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2024-06-15 00:00

Summary

libntfs-3g-devel-2021.8.22-1.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 20 products

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RHSA-2021:3703

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2021-09-30 16:59 - Updated: 2026-07-05 01:24

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:av and virt-devel:av security and bug fix update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

25 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

The ntfs3g package is susceptible to a heap overflow on crafted input. When processing an NTFS image, proper bounds checking was not enforced leading to this software flaw. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 957 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3703

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RHSA-2021:3704

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2021-09-30 19:06 - Updated: 2026-07-05 01:24

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:8.2 and virt-devel:8.2 security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

24 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 918 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3704

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RHSA-2021_3703

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2021-09-30 16:59 - Updated: 2024-11-15 11:56

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:av and virt-devel:av security and bug fix update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

25 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 959 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3703

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RHSA-2021_3704

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2021-09-30 19:06 - Updated: 2024-11-15 11:56

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:8.2 and virt-devel:8.2 security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

24 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 920 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3704

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RHSA-2022:1759

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-05-10 13:24 - Updated: 2026-07-05 01:24

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

29 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 938 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1759

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RHSA-2022_1759

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2022-05-10 13:24 - Updated: 2024-11-15 14:49

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

29 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed: 940 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1759

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SUSE-SU-2021:2965-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2021-09-07 07:48 - Updated: 2021-09-07 07:48

Summary

Security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs

Severity

Important

Scope

22 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 11 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2021:2971-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2021-09-07 08:45 - Updated: 2021-09-07 08:45

Summary

Security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs

Severity

Important

Scope

21 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-39258.

CVE-2021-39258

7.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 8 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39258 (CVE-2021-39258)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-09-07 15:15 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:40 – Source website

Details

A crafted NTFS image can cause out-of-bounds reads in ntfs_attr_find and ntfs_external_attr_find in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.7 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39258	REPORT
	https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-2	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39258	REPORT

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