🛡️ openSUSE-SU-2026:21484-1 — ntfs-3g-ntfsprogs (CVE-2026-42616 +8 more)

Security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs

This update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs fixes the following issues:

• CVE-2026-42616: heap buffer overflow in cat() of cat.c can lead to heap corruption in the ntfscat binary via a

specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271102).

• CVE-2026-42617: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ir_to_ib() of index.c can lead to heap corruption in the SUID-root

ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271103).

• CVE-2026-42618: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_decompress() of compress.c can lead to heap corruption in the

SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271104).

• CVE-2026-46569: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ib_copy_tail() of libntfs-3g/index.ccan lead to heap corruption in

the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271105).

• CVE-2026-46570: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_index_walk_down() of libntfs-3g/index.c can lead to heap corruption

in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271106).

• CVE-2026-46571: out-of-bounds read in ntfs_fix_file_name() of libntfs-3g/reparse.c can lead to disclosure of

confidential information from the ntfs-3g process memory when handling a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271107).

• CVE-2026-46572: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_ib_cut_tail() of libntfs-3g/index.c can lead to heap corruption

in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271108).

• CVE-2026-56135: heap-based buffer overflow in build_inherited_id() of libntfs-3g/security.c can lead to heap

corruption in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary via a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271109).

• CVE-2026-56136: out-of-bounds read in ntfs_ir_nill() of libntfs-3g/index.c can lead to disclosure of

confidential information from the ntfs-3g process memory when handling a specially crafted NTFS image (bsc#1271110).