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openSUSE 16.0 ntfs-3g Important Buffer Overflow CVE-2026-40706 2026-20651-1

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Calendar Grey April 30, 2026
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Patch for openSUSE ntfs-3g addresses important buffer overflow issue preventing unauthorized access.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs fixes the following issue:

- CVE-2026-40706: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() in acls.c (bsc#1262216).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-659=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE ntfs-3g cve-2026-40706

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

libntfs-3g-devel-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

libntfs-3g89-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

ntfs-3g-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

ntfsprogs-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

ntfsprogs-extra-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

References

* bsc#1262216

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40706.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20651-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE ntfs-3g cve-2026-40706

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