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Posted on 21 April 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6221-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 21, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ntfs-3g
CVE ID : CVE-2026-40706
Andrea Bocchetti discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in NTFS-3G, a
read-write NTFS driver for FUSE. A local user can take advantage of this
flaw for local root privilege escalation.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:2022.10.3-1+deb12u3.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:2022.10.3-5+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ntfs-3g packages.
For the detailed security status of ntfs-3g please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ntfs-3g
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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
