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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0922.2
USN-3914-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability
18 April 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ntfs-3g
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-9755
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3914-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3914-2/
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories.
This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running ntfs-3g check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
Revision History: April 18 2019: Added USN-3914-2, a hardening improvement
March 22 2019: Initial Release
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USN-3914-1: NTFS-3G vulnerability
21 March 2019
ntfs-3g vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 18.10
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o 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
o 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
o CVE-2019-9755
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3914-2
April 17, 2019
ntfs-3g update
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.10
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
A hardening measure was added to NTFS-3G.
Software Description:
- - ntfs-3g: read/write NTFS driver for FUSE
Details:
USN-3914-1 fixed vulnerabilities in NTFS-3G. As an additional hardening
measure, this update removes the setuid bit from the ntfs-3g binary.
Original advisory 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 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.10.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
ntfs-3g 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
ntfs-3g 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3914-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3914-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1821250
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.10.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3
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