Debian dsa-6557 : libntfs-3g89t64 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 365113

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6557 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6557-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso October 12, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : ntfs-3g CVE ID : not yet available

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, which could result in denial of service, information leak or potentially local root privilege escalation.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:2022.10.3-5+deb13u3.

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 Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

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-3g89t64 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 365113

File Name: debian_DSA-6557.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/12/2026

Updated: 10/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libntfs-3g89t64, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ntfs-3g

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2026

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