Input validation error in NTFS-3G - CVE-2022-40284
Published: November 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68937
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-40284
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tuxera
Affected software:
NTFS-3G
NTFS-3G
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due in libntfs-3g/runlist.c to application incorrectly validates certain NTFS metadata, related to zero-sized runs. A local user can abuse application behavior to escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40284
Install updates from vendor's website.