USN-5452-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5452-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5452-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5452-1
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Published
2022-05-30T11:17:01.492061Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:57Z
Summary
ntfs-3g vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that NTFS-3G was incorrectly validating NTFS metadata in its ntfsck tool by not performing boundary checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code.

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_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-46790"
        }
    ]
}

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_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ntfs-3g-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-46790"
        }
    ]
}