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ntfs-3g — security advisory
A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.
- Products
- ntfs-3g
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2022.10.3-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-40284
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A buffer overflow was discovered in NTFS-3G before 2022.10.3. Crafted metadata in an NTFS image can cause code execution. A local attacker can exploit this if the ntfs-3g binary is setuid root. A physically proximate attacker can exploit this if NTFS-3G software is configured to execute upon attachment of an external storage device.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2022-40284
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
ntfs-3g
Fixed versions: 2022.10.3-r0
Complete source record
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