USN-3914-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability
ntfs-3g vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
NTFS-3G could be made to crash or potentially run programs as an
administrator if executed with specially crafted arguments.
Software Description
- ntfs-3g – read/write NTFS driver for FUSE
Details
A heap buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G when executing it with a
relative mount point path that is too long. A local attacker could
potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code as the administrator.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- ntfs-3g – 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- ntfs-3g – 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ntfs-3g – 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3914-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability
