| Name | CVE-2021-46790 |
| Description | ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+512*3-2. NOTE: the upstream position is that ntfsck is deprecated; however, it is shipped by some Linux distributions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3055-1, DSA-5160-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1011770 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ntfs-3g (PTS) | bullseye | 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:2022.10.3-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/16
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/26/1
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-xchm-ph5h-hw4x
Patches: https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/compare/2021.8.22...2022.5.17
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/commit/96412e28e5c7ac2d15f1cff8c825330bbb60976e (2022.5.17)