CVE-2026-40706HighCVSS 8.4
In NTFS-3G 2022.10.3 before 2026.2.25, a heap buffer overflow exists in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() in acls.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered on the READ path (stat, readdir, open) when processing a security descriptor with multiple ACCESS_DENIED ACEs containing WRITE_OWNER from distinct group SIDs.
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
🎯 Affected products3
- azl3 ntfs-3g 2022.10.3-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
- cbl2 ntfs-3g 2022.10.3-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- cbl2 ntfs-3g 2022.10.3-2 on CBL-Mariner 2.0
✅ Remediation
KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build 2022.10.3-3 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 2022.10.3-3