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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS NTFS-3G Critical DoS and Code Exec Issues USN-8192-1

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security issues fixed in NTFS-3G for Ubuntu impacting versions 22.04 and 24.04 LTS with critical updates. Take action now!
Several security issues were fixed in NTFS-3G.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in NTFS-3G.

Software Description:

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

Details:

Jeffrey Bencteux discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain UTF-8

sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code. This issue

only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-52890)

Andrea Bocchetti discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain

security descriptors. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to

crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2026-40706)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important ntfs-3g

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  ntfs-3g                         1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  ntfs-3g                         1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  ntfs-3g                         1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8192-1

CVE-2023-52890, CVE-2026-40706

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8192-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important ntfs-3g

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3

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