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Debian dla-4544 : libntfs-3g883 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 308347

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4544 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4544-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz April 21, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : ntfs-3g Version : 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u5 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 Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1:2017.3.23AR.3-4+deb11u5.

 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 LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libntfs-3g883 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ntfs-3g

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40706

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/ntfs-3g

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 308347

File Name: debian_DLA-4544.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/21/2026

Updated: 4/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40706

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libntfs-3g883, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40706