SB2019032912 - Fedora 28 update for ntfs-3g

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SB2019032912 - Fedora 28 update for ntfs-3g

Published: March 29, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019032912
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9755)

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

CVSSv4: 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


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.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References