Audit Linux privileges now to limit compromise, escalation, and system-wide damage. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 418
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 418

SUSE ntfs-3g Important Buffer Overflow Issues Resolved 2026-3213-1

suse
Calendar Grey July 23, 2026
Scroller Suse
An important update for SUSE addresses multiple buffer overflows in ntfs-3g that require immediate action to enhance system security.
A security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs addresses nine vulnerabilities including heap buffer overflows and out-of-bounds reads, and is available for multiple SUSE Linux Enterprise ...

Summary

## This update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-42616: heap buffer overflow in cat() in cat.c (bsc#1271102). * CVE-2026-42617: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ir_to_ib() in index.c (bsc#1271103). * CVE-2026-42618: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c (bsc#1271104). * CVE-2026-46569: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ib_copy_tail() in libntfs-3g/index.c (bsc#1271105). * CVE-2026-46570: heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_index_walk_down() in libntfs-3g/index.c (bsc#1271106). * CVE-2026-46571: out-of-bounds read in ntfs_fix_file_name() in libntfs-3g/reparse.c (bsc#1271107). * CVE-2026-46572: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ib_cut_tail() in libntfs-3g/index.c (bsc#1271108). * CVE-2026-56135: heap-based buffer overflow in build_inherited_id() in

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow SuSE important ntfs-3g

References

* bsc#1271102

* bsc#1271103

* bsc#1271104

* bsc#1271105

* bsc#1271106

* bsc#1271107

* bsc#1271108

* bsc#1271109

* bsc#1271110

Cross-

* CVE-2026-42616

* CVE-2026-42617

* CVE-2026-42618

* CVE-2026-46569

* CVE-2026-46570

* CVE-2026-46571

* CVE-2026-46572

* CVE-2026-56135

* CVE-2026-56136

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-42616 ( SUSE ): 6.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-42616 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-42617 ( SUSE ): 6.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-42617 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-42618 ( SUSE ): 6.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3213-1
Release Date: 2026-07-23T14:18:15Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow SuSE important ntfs-3g

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.