Detections
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CVE-2026-46572
high
Description
In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_ib_cut_tail() in libntfs-3g/index.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 by creating a file in a specially crafted directory.
References
https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-wx5r-gc7w-9hhc