Ubuntu alert USN-5060-2 (ntfs-3g)

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"Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
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[USN-5060-2] NTFS-3G vulnerabilities
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:15:04 -0300
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<20210831181504.GA2809864@d4rkl41n>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5060-2
August 31, 2021

ntfs-3g vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

NTFS-3G could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted image file.

Software Description:
- ntfs-3g: read/write NTFS driver for FUSE

Details:

USN-5060-1 fixed a vulnerability in NTFS-3G. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain image file.
 An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  ntfs-3g                         1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3+esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  ntfs-3g                         1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5060-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1942235
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