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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4971-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 09, 2021                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ntfs-3g
CVE ID         : CVE-2021-33285 CVE-2021-33286 CVE-2021-33287 CVE-2021-33289
                 CVE-2021-35266 CVE-2021-35267 CVE-2021-35268 CVE-2021-35269
                 CVE-2021-39251 CVE-2021-39252 CVE-2021-39253 CVE-2021-39254
                 CVE-2021-39255 CVE-2021-39256 CVE-2021-39257 CVE-2021-39258
                 CVE-2021-39259 CVE-2021-39260 CVE-2021-39261 CVE-2021-39262
                 CVE-2021-39263
Debian Bug     : 988386

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS
driver for FUSE. A local user can take advantage of these flaws for
local root privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1.

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/source-package/ntfs-3g

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

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4971-1: ntfs-3g security update

September 9, 2021
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3+deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u1.

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/source-package/ntfs-3g

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

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS
driver for FUSE. A local user can take advantage of these flaws for
local root privilege escalation.

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