USN-5463-2: NTFS-3G vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5463-2
August 02, 2022
ntfs-3g vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in ntfs-3g.
Software Description:
- ntfs-3g: read/write NTFS driver for FUSE
Details:
USN-5463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in NTFS-3G. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Roman Fiedler discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain
return codes. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
intercept protocol traffic between FUSE and the kernel.
(CVE-2022-30783)
It was discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain NTFS disk
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into mounting a
specially crafted disk image, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-30784, CVE-2022-30786, CVE-2022-30788, CVE-2022-30789)
Roman Fiedler discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain file
handles. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to read and
write arbitrary memory. (CVE-2022-30785, CVE-2022-30787)
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+esm3
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
ntfs-3g 1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5463-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5463-1
CVE-2022-30783, CVE-2022-30784, CVE-2022-30785, CVE-2022-30786,
CVE-2022-30787, CVE-2022-30788, CVE-2022-30789
A NTFS-3G security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.
