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GHSA-JQQF-9279-R3QM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:13 – Updated: 2025-12-03 00:30

Details

Tuxera 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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2021-35268 (GCVE-0-2021-35268)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-07 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:14

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.

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 21:30 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

9 references

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1	mailing-list
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/adviso…
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4971	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021…	mailing-list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-01	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisoryx_transferred
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisoryx_transferred

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