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Debian DSA-6389-1 NTFS-3G Critical Local Root Escalation

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Calendar Grey July 15, 2026
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Local users can exploit several NTFS-3G flaws for privilege escalation. Update needed to fix vulnerabilities in Debian.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE
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Summary

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:2022.10.3-5+deb13u2.

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



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Package: ntfs-3g
CVE ID: CVE-2026-42616 CVE-2026-42617 CVE-2026-42618 CVE-2026-46569

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