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CVE-2017-0358
Published: Apr 13, 2018
Modified: Dec 4, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
ntfs-3g | ntfs-3g | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201702-10
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3780
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
41240
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
41356
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
95987
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20170201 CVE-2017-0358 ntfs-3g: modprobe influence vulnerability via environment variables
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20170203 Re: CVE-2017-0358 ntfs-3g: modprobe influence vulnerability via environment variables
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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