High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2026· Updated Oct 7, 2026
CVE-2026-42618
CVE-2026-42618
Description
In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c that allows an attacker to corrupt one byte of heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading the special crafted file.
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0
< 2022.10.3-8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2022.10.3-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2022.10.3-160000.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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