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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: ntfs-3g (CVE-2021-46790)

high Nessus Plugin ID 173531

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of ntfs-3g installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2021-46790 advisory.

 - 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.
 (CVE-2021-46790)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46790

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 173531

File Name: mariner_ntfs-3g_CVE-2021-46790.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/28/2023

Updated: 8/29/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-46790

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ntfs-3g, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ntfs-3g-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ntfs-3g-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ntfs-3g-libs, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ntfsprogs, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CBLMariner/release, Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-46790