CVE-2026-42618: 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.

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.1)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Oct
Released
2026-10-10
EPSS Score
0.15% (percentile: 3.4%)

Affected Products (1)

Other

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Revision History

  • 2026-10-10: Information published.