Description
A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.
Published: 2022-11-06
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3201-1 ntfs-3g security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5270-1 ntfs-3g security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-43581 A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5711-1 NTFS-3G vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5711-2 NTFS-3G vulnerability
History

Fri, 02 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Advanced Virtualization Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
Tuxera Ntfs-3g
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-02T18:42:11.770Z

Reserved: 2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-40284

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:14:39.985Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-06T23:15:09.463

Modified: 2025-05-02T19:15:53.693

Link: CVE-2022-40284

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-40284 - Bugzilla

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