SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs (SUSE-SU-2026:3214-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 329281

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3214-1 advisory.

This update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs fixes the following issues

- CVE-2026-42616: heap buffer overflow in `cat()` of `cat.c` can lead to heap corruption in the ntfscat binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271102).
- CVE-2026-42617: heap buffer overflow in `ntfs_ir_to_ib()` of `index.c` can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271103).
- CVE-2026-42618: heap buffer overflow in `ntfs_decompress()` of `compress.c` can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271104).
- CVE-2026-46569: heap buffer overflow in `ntfs_ib_copy_tail()` of `libntfs-3g/index.c`can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271105).
- CVE-2026-46570: heap buffer overflow in `ntfs_index_walk_down()` of `libntfs-3g/index.c` can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271106).
- CVE-2026-46571: out-of-bounds read in `ntfs_fix_file_name()` of `libntfs-3g/reparse.c` can lead to disclosure of confidential information from the ntfs-3g process memory when handling a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271107).
- CVE-2026-46572: heap buffer overflow in `ntfs_ib_cut_tail()` of `libntfs-3g/index.c` can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271108).
- CVE-2026-56135: heap-based buffer overflow in `build_inherited_id()` of `libntfs-3g/security.c` can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271109).
- CVE-2026-56136: out-of-bounds read in `ntfs_ir_nill()` of `libntfs-3g/index.c` can lead to disclosure of confidential information from the ntfs-3g process memory when handling a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271110).

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

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

Solution

Update the affected libntfs-3g-devel, libntfs-3g87, ntfs-3g and / or ntfsprogs packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 329281

File Name: suse_SU-2026-3214-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/24/2026

Updated: 7/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.89

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-56135

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libntfs-3g-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libntfs-3g87, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ntfs-3g, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ntfsprogs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42616, CVE-2026-42617, CVE-2026-42618, CVE-2026-46569, CVE-2026-46570, CVE-2026-46571, CVE-2026-46572, CVE-2026-56135, CVE-2026-56136

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:3214-1

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