1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5452-1

USN-5452-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability

Publication date

30 May 2022

Overview

NTFS-3G could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • ntfs-3g - read/write NTFS driver for FUSE

Details

It was discovered that NTFS-3G was incorrectly validating NTFS
metadata in its ntfsck tool by not performing boundary checks. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that NTFS-3G was incorrectly validating NTFS
metadata in its ntfsck tool by not performing boundary checks. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial ntfs-3g –  1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2  
ntfs-3g-dev –  1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2  
14.04 trusty ntfs-3g –  1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2  
ntfs-3g-dev –  1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2  

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