SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:20651-1 (ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:20651-1: important: Security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs
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openSUSE security update: security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20651-1
Rating: important
References:

  * bsc#1262216



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-40706



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-40706 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-40706 ( SUSE ): 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description:

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

- CVE-2026-40706: heap buffer overflow in ntfs_build_permissions_posix() in acls.c (bsc#1262216).


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-659=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  libntfs-3g-devel-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
  libntfs-3g89-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
  ntfs-3g-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
  ntfsprogs-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
  ntfsprogs-extra-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40706.html