CVE-2017-0358
ntfs-3g - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 8.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-0358
To remediate CVE-2017-0358, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntfs-3g—upgrade to 1:2016.2.22AR.1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2012.1.15AR.5-2.1+deb7u3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2014.2.15AR.2-1+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2017-0358 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 8.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:2016.2.22AR.1-4
- from 0, < 1:2012.1.15AR.5-2.1+deb7u3
- from 0, < 1:2014.2.15AR.2-1+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |