ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
UNASSESSED
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CVE-2026-56135
In NTFS-3G through 2026.2.25, a heap-based buffer overflow exists in the function build_inherited_id() in libntfs-3g/security.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the SUID-root ntfs-3g binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by creating a file in a crafted directory.
Published 24 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC
Last modified 24 Aug 2026, 21:17 UTC
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