UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46790

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-46790
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46790.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46790
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Published
2022-05-02T12:16:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:43:32.128987Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2

Affected versions

1:2013.*

1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu1
1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2
1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2

Affected versions

1:2014.*

1:2014.2.15AR.3-3

1:2015.*

1:2015.3.14AR.1-1
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1build1
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.1
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.2
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3
1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-udeb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4

Affected versions

1:2016.*

1:2016.2.22AR.2-2

1:2017.*

1:2017.3.23-2
1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.2
1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libntfs-3g88",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1:2017.*

1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1
1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libntfs-3g883",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libntfs-3g883-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-udeb",
            "binary_version": "1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ntfs-3g

Package

Name
ntfs-3g
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1:2017.*

1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu5
1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu6

1:2021.*

1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libntfs-3g89",
            "binary_version": "1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libntfs-3g89-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g",
            "binary_version": "1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}