CVE-2021-35268: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only; version 11.0 only
• Fedoraproject Fedora: version 33 only; version 35 only
• Tuxera Ntfs-3g: before 2021.8.22 (fixed in 2021.8.22)

Published 2021-09-07. Last modified 2026-07-09.