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Debian dla-3201 : libntfs-3g883 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 168049

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3201 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3201-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz November 22, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : ntfs-3g Version : 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u3 CVE ID : CVE-2022-40284


 Yuchen Zeng and Eduardo Vela discovered a buffer overflow in NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, due to incorrect validation of some of the NTFS metadata. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.



 For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u3.


 We recommend that you upgrade your ntfs-3g packages.

 For the detailed security status of ntfs-3g please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ntfs-3g

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libntfs-3g883 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ntfs-3g

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-40284

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/ntfs-3g

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168049

File Name: debian_DLA-3201.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-40284

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libntfs-3g883, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-40284