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title: "CVE-2022-30786\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-30786

Publication date 26 May 2022

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30786?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in
ntfs\_names\_full\_collate in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ntfs-3g | 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 2022.5.17-1ubuntu1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu5.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.2 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.4 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm3  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm3  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30786?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ntfs-3g | * Upstream:   [838b6e3](https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/commit/838b6e35b43062353998853eab50cd0675201ed7) * Upstream:   [5ce8941](https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/commit/5ce8941bf47291cd6ffe7cdb1797253f1cc3a86f) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-30786)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30786)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-30786)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-30786)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5463-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5463-1)
+ NTFS-3G vulnerabilities
+ 7 June 2022

+ [USN-5463-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5463-2)
+ NTFS-3G vulnerabilities
+ 2 August 2022

### Other references

* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/26/1>
* <https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-xchm-ph5h-hw4x>
* <https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30786>