CVE-2026-46570
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 4 %ileUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_index_walk_down() in libntfs-3g/index.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading the special crafted file metadata.
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affected products (1)
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references (2) nvd
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- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases#release-2026.7.7Release Notes
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-m6qq-pv5j-2wxcPatchVendor Advisory
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