Upstream information
Description
Jann Horn of Google Project Zero discovered that NTFS-3G, a read-write NTFS driver for FUSE, does not scrub the environment before executing modprobe with elevated privileges. A local user can take advantage of this flaw for local root privilege escalation.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium |
| Authentication | None | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
This issue does not affect SUSE Linux Enterprise or openSUSE as the binaries are not installed as setuid root. SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1022500 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1022999 [RESOLVED / DUPLICATE], 1086936 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2018:2070-1, published Thu Jul 26 13:12:44 MDT 2018
- SUSE-SU-2018:3587-1, published Wed Oct 31 08:09:48 MDT 2018
- SUSE-SU-2018:3587-2, published Thu Dec 13 10:08:56 MST 2018
- SUSE-SU-2021:2965-1, published Tue Sep 7 13:25:12 UTC 2021
- openSUSE-SU-2018:3696-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:41 2023
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: sdksp4-ntfs-3g-13703 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-2543 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2543 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2018-2543 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2018-2543 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2543 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2018-2543 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA libntfs-3g-devel-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libntfs-3g84-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2965 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-2965 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA libntfs-3g-devel-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2965 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2018-2543 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA libntfs-3g84-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 GA ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13-5.6.1 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-2965 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | ntfs-3g | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | ntfs-3g | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | ntfs-3g | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | ntfs-3g | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | ntfs-3g | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Mon Jan 30 09:39:33 2017CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 25 16:49:11 2024