USN-2617-3: NTFS-3G vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2617-3

27th May, 2015

ntfs-3g vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 15.04

Summary

NTFS-3G could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.

Software description

• ntfs-3g - read/write NTFS driver for FUSE

Details

USN-2617-1 fixed a vulnerability in NTFS-3G. The original patch did not
completely address the issue. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that FUSE incorrectly filtered environment
variables. A local attacker could use this issue to gain administrative
privileges.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 15.04:

ntfs-3g 1:2014.2.15AR.3-1ubuntu0.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2015-3202

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1ciHv3Q