CVE-2007-5159 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2007-5159: The ntfs-3g package before 1.913-2.fc7 in Fedora 7, and an ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu 7.10/Gutsy, assign incorrect permissions (setuid root) to mount.ntfs-3g, which allows local users with fuse group membership to read from and write to arbitrary block devices, possibly involving a file descriptor le

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2007-5159 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntfs-3g→ fixed in1:1.913-2urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntfs-3g

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntfs-3g→ fixed in1:1.913-2urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntfs-3g

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntfs-3g→ fixed in1:1.913-2urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntfs-3g

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