[USN-8192-1] NTFS-3G vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8192-1 April 21, 2026 ntfs-3g vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in NTFS-3G. Software Description: - ntfs-3g: read/write NTFS driver for FUSE Details: Jeffrey Bencteux discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain UTF-8 sequences. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-52890) Andrea Bocchetti discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly handled certain security descriptors. An attacker could use this issue to cause NTFS-3G to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-40706) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 ntfs-3g 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ntfs-3g 1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ntfs-3g 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8192-1 CVE-2023-52890, CVE-2026-40706 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3