CVE-2026-40706

Description

In NTFS-3G 2022.10.3 before 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() in acls.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered on the READ path (stat, readdir, open) when processing a security descriptor with multiple ACCESS_DENIED ACEs containing WRITE_OWNER from distinct group SIDs.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00024.html

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-4cwv-5285-63v9

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases/tag/2026.2.25

https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/blob/d3ace19838ce37cfde55294e76841e6d2f393f9e/libntfs-3g/acls.c#L4011-L4027

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3