{"id":"USN-8192-1","summary":"ntfs-3g vulnerabilities","details":"Jeffrey Bencteux discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain UTF-8\nsequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-52890)\n\nAndrea Bocchetti discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain\nsecurity descriptors. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2026-40706)","modified":"2026-04-27T18:42:30.211911Z","published":"2026-04-21T15:34:30Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52890","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40706"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-52890","CVE-2026-40706","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52890","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40706"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8192-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52890"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40706"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ntfs-3g","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3"}]}],"versions":["1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu5","1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu6","1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1","1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.1","1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libntfs-3g89","binary_version":"1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3"},{"binary_name":"ntfs-3g","binary_version":"1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2023-52890"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2026-40706"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8192-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ntfs-3g","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1"}]}],"versions":["1:2022.10.3-1ubuntu1","1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu1","1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu2","1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libntfs-3g89t64","binary_version":"1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1"},{"binary_name":"ntfs-3g","binary_version":"1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2023-52890"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2026-40706"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8192-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ntfs-3g","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntfs-3g@1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1"}]}],"versions":["1:2022.10.3-5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libntfs-3g89t64","binary_version":"1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1"},{"binary_name":"ntfs-3g","binary_version":"1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2026-40706"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8192-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}