UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39257

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39257

    Published: 7 Sept 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-39257

    Summary:

    Details: A crafted NTFS image with an unallocated bitmap can lead to a endless recursive function call chain (starting from ntfs_attr_pwrite), causing stack consumption in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39257, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/30/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39257

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ntfs-3g

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm1

    Affected versions

    1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu1
    1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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