Gentoo update for NTFS-3G



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-9755
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU18324

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9755

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when executing the NTFS-3G driver with an overly long relative mount point path. A local usre can create directory structure with specially crafted names, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.


Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
sys-fs/ntfs3g to version: 2017.3.23-r3

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-45


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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