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CVE-2026-42618: n/a n/a

CVE-2026-42618. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1 (HIGH, Source advisory).

Affected technology

n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source

Description’s affected range: before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_decompress() in compress.c that

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An attacker can corrupt one byte of heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-07 15:14:36.114973+00:00

CWE: CWE-122, CWE-193
CCR priority: 28.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-07 15:31:36.344619+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-42618.html