CVE-2026-42618In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c that allows an attacker to corrupt one byte of heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a m…
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In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c that allows an attacker to corrupt one byte of 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.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122, CWE-193
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.15% (percentile 4)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
tuxera ntfs-3g tuxera:ntfs-3g | before 2026.7.7 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-6whp-3f63-97qwpatch, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases#release-2026.7.7release-notes
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