Fix for CVE-2019-9755.

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Add Recommends: ntfs-3g-system-compression

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Security Fix(es) :

  - ntfs-3g: heap-based buffer overflow leads to local root     privilege escalation (CVE-2019-9755)

Fix for CVE-2019-9755.

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Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2019:3345 advisory.

  - interface_release_resource in hw/display/qxl.c in QEMU 3.1.x through 4.0.0 has a NULL pointer dereference.
    (CVE-2019-12155)

  - An integer underflow issue exists in ntfs-3g 2017.3.23. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by     running /bin/ntfs-3g with specially crafted arguments from a specially crafted directory to cause a heap     buffer overflow, resulting in a crash or the ability to execute arbitrary code. In installations where     /bin/ntfs-3g is a setuid-root binary, this could lead to a local escalation of privileges. (CVE-2019-9755)

  - tcp_emu in slirp/tcp_subr.c (aka slirp/src/tcp_subr.c) in QEMU 3.0.0 uses uninitialized data in an     snprintf call, leading to Information disclosure. (CVE-2019-9824)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202007-45 (NTFS-3G: Remote code execution, possible privilege escalation)

    An integer underflow issue exists in NTFS-3G which may cause a heap       buffer overflow with crafted input.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code while a local       attacker may be able to escalate privileges.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2019:3345 advisory.

  - QEMU: qxl: null pointer dereference while releasing spice resources (CVE-2019-12155)

  - ntfs-3g: heap-based buffer overflow leads to local root privilege escalation (CVE-2019-9755)

  - QEMU: slirp: information leakage in tcp_emu() due to uninitialized stack variables (CVE-2019-9824)

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

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An integer underflow issue exists in ntfs-3g 2017.3.23. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by     running /bin/ntfs-3g with specially crafted arguments from a specially crafted directory to cause a heap     buffer overflow, resulting in a crash or the ability to execute arbitrary code. In installations where     /bin/ntfs-3g is a setuid-root binary, this could lead to a local escalation of privileges. (CVE-2019-9755)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
123765	Fedora 28 : 2:ntfs-3g (2019-c1e6c6edd9)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	4/5/2019	6/5/2024	high
128230	Scientific Linux Security Update : libguestfs-winsupport on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	8/27/2019	5/1/2024	high
124548	Fedora 30 : 2:ntfs-3g (2019-e42442fb33)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	5/2/2019	5/29/2024	high
184636	Rocky Linux 8 : virt:rhel (RLSA-2019:3345)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	11/6/2023	11/6/2023	high
138968	GLSA-202007-45 : NTFS-3G: Remote code execution, possible privilege escalation	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	7/27/2020	2/28/2024	high
145576	CentOS 8 : virt:rhel (CESA-2019:3345)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	1/29/2021	1/25/2024	high
223159	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-9755	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	7/16/2026	high

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