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Ubuntu 15.04: USN-2617-3 Critical: NTFS-3G Overwrite Issue

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Calendar Grey May 27, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
NTFS-3G could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Summary

NTFS-3G could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Software Description:

- ntfs-3g: read/write NTFS driver for FUSE

Details:

USN-2617-1 fixed a vulnerability in NTFS-3G. The original patch did not

completely address the issue. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that FUSE incorrectly filtered environment

variables. A local attacker could use this issue to gain administrative

privileges.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu administrative access ntfs-3g overwrite issue

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
  ntfs-3g                         1:2014.2.15AR.3-1ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2617-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2617-1

CVE-2015-3202

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May 27, 2015

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security advisory moderate Ubuntu administrative access ntfs-3g overwrite issue

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2014.2.15AR.3-1ubuntu0.2

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