Tuxera NTFS-3G up to 2021.8.22 NTFS Image ntfs_mft_rec_alloc heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Tuxera NTFS-3G up to 2021.8.22. Affected is the function ntfs_mft_rec_alloc of the component NTFS Image Handler. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-30788. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tuxera NTFS-3G up to 2021.8.22. Affected is the function ntfs_mft_rec_alloc of the component NTFS Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/26/2022 as GHSA-xchm-ph5h-hw4x. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-30788 since 05/16/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 277370 (RockyLinux 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RLSA-2023:2757)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (277370), EUVD (EUVD-2022-52611) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1185). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 277370
Nessus Name: RockyLinux 8 : virt:rhel and virt-devel:rhel (RLSA-2023:2757)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/16/2022 🔍
05/26/2022 +10 days 🔍
05/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/04/2025 +1288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-xchm-ph5h-hw4x
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-30788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-30788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200826
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1185 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2022 21:01
Updated: 12/04/2025 17:25
Changes: 05/26/2022 21:01 (39), 06/01/2022 12:51 (1), 11/29/2025 20:09 (21), 12/02/2025 22:36 (19), 12/02/2025 23:20 (1), 12/04/2025 17:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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