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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

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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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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

The ntfs3g package is susceptible to a heap overflow on crafted input. When processing NTFS inodes, 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: 918 products

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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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

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

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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-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

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

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ubuntu-cve-2021-35268

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-09-07 14:15

Modified

2026-04-22 07:40

Summary

Details

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-2021-35268	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-2021-35268	REPORT

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WID-SEC-W-2022-1728

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2021-09-30 22:00 - Updated: 2024-09-02 22:00

Summary

Red Enterprise Linux Advanced Virtualization: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

25 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2021-35268.

CVE-2021-35268

In Red Enterprise Linux Advanced Virtualization existieren mehrere Schwachstellen in den QEMU, libvirt und ntfs-3g Komponenten. Die Ursachen sind Pufferüberläufe, Endlosschleifen, unsichere Konfigurationen und Überprüfungen und "Out of Bounds" Zugriffe. Ein entfernter oder lokaler, authentisierter Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und Informationen offenzulegen. Zur Ausnutzung einiger dieser Schwachstellen ist eine Benutzeraktion erforderlich.

Known affected: 6 products

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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

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