CVE-2017-0358

ntfs-3g: Modprobe influence vulnerability via environment variables

Published Apr 13, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-815-1 ntfs-3g security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3780-1 ntfs-3g security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3182-1 NTFS-3G vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Dec 4, 2025, 4:01 PM
Reserved
Nov 29, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:57 AM