Security update for ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21432-1
Release Date: 2026-04-29T14:18:47Z
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • 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
  • 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 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability 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 SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-659=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-659=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • ntfsprogs-extra-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfsprogs-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • libntfs-3g89-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • libntfs-3g89-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfsprogs-extra-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-debugsource-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfsprogs-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • libntfs-3g-devel-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ntfsprogs-extra-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfsprogs-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • libntfs-3g89-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • libntfs-3g89-debuginfo-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfsprogs-extra-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-debugsource-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfsprogs-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • ntfs-3g-2022.10.3-160000.3.1
    • libntfs-3g-devel-2022.10.3-160000.3.1

References: