SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs (SUSE-SU-2026:4399-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 362575

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4399-1 advisory.

- Denial-of-service in ntfs_inode_attach_all_extents() (bsc#1281758).
- Heap buffer overflow in ntfs_acl_owner() (bsc#1281756).
- Heap buffer overflow in ntfs_check_restart_area() (bsc#1281759).
- Heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ea_check_wsldev() (bsc#1281760).
- Heap buffer overflow in ntfs_external_attr_find() (bsc#1281761).
- Heap buffer overflow in ntfs_same_sid() (bsc#1281757).
- Heap data corruption in ntfs_mapping_pairs_decompress_i() (bsc#1281762).
- Heap out of bounds read/write in ntfs_ie_add_vcn() (bsc#1281763).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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

Update the affected libntfs-3g-devel package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 362575

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4399-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libntfs-3g-devel

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: 9/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4399-1

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