USN-5452-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5452-1
May 30, 2022
ntfs-3g vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
NTFS-3G could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- 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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
ntfs-3g 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
ntfs-3g-dev 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
ntfs-3g 1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2
ntfs-3g-dev 1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5452-1
CVE-2021-46790
A NTFS-3G security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.