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Debian: DSA-3780-1 Critical NTFS-3G Local Root Escalation

Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3780-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff February 01, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : ntfs-3g CVE ID : CVE-2017-0358 Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2014.2.15AR.2-1+deb8u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:2016.2.22AR.1-4. We recommend that you upgrade your ntfs-3g packages. 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The recent NTFS-3G patch resolves a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Debian users are recommended to perform the upgrade to improve system safety.. NTFS-3G, Debian Security, Privilege Escalation, Security Update, Local Root Access. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 01, 2017 •Critical Debian