Description
In version 4.8.0 and earlier of The Sleuth Kit (TSK), there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ntfs_dinode_lookup in fs/ntfs.c.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sleuthkit | 4.9.0+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | sleuthkit | 4.9.0+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | sleuthkit | 4.9.0+dfsg-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | sleuthkit | 4.8.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | sleuthkit | 4.7.0-r1 | — |
References
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1829
- FEDORA-2020-94c2f78e0c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-6e3e0c6386 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-1dd340ab85 vendor-advisory