USN-5060-2: NTFS-3G vulnerabilities

31 August 2021

NTFS-3G could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted image file.

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Releases

USN-5060-1 fixed a vulnerability in NTFS-3G. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain image file.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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