Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw affects NTFS-3G before 2021.8.22. A malicious NTFS filesystem image can trigger a heap buffer overflow when NTFS-3G handles a crafted inode pathname, potentially causing data exposure, service crash, or code execution. Exposure is most likely on Linux or Unix-like systems that use NTFS-3G to mount or process NTFS volumes, especially removable drives, disk images, forensic workflows, or user-supplied media. Prioritize remediation where NTFS-3G handles untrusted media or disk images. The code-execution potential makes this more than a routine crash bug, but urgency is tempered by no cited active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade NTFS-3G to version 2021.8.22 or a vendor-fixed package.; Apply relevant Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, or other distribution security updates.; Restrict automatic mounting of untrusted NTFS media where practical..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-q759-8j5v-q5jpCVE reference, mitre
- DSA-4971CVE reference, mitre · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-e7c8ba6301CVE reference, mitre · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-5b1dac797bCVE reference, mitre · vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211116 [SECURITY] [DLA 2819-1] ntfs-3g security updateCVE reference, mitre · mailing-list
- GLSA-202301-01CVE reference, mitre · vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-e7c8ba6301CVE reference, CVE · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-5b1dac797bCVE reference, CVE · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
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