vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2022-40284): NTFS-3G vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 2, 2022 | Nov 3, 2022 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 2, 2022
Added
Nov 3, 2022
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-ntfs-3gubuntu-upgrade-ntfs-3g
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