CVE-2017-0358 ntfs-3g: Modprobe influence vulnerability via environment variables
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by exploiting environment variable handling in the NTFS-3G driver when executing modprobe.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-0358?
CVE-2017-0358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0358?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (7)
ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 2013.1.13-5.3.1 |
ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | All versions | 2013.1.13-5.3.1 |
ntfs-3g SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 2011.4.12-0.9.3.1 |
ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 2013.1.13-5.3.1 |
ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | All versions | 2013.1.13-5.3.1 |
ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 2013.1.13-5.3.1 |
ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | All versions | 2013.1.13-5.3.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Tuxera Ntfs-3g.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0358?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-0358 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-0358 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0358, DLA-815-1, DSA-3780-1, GHSA-vghw-r4fc-pgpf, SUSE-SU-2018:2070-1, SUSE-SU-2018:3587-1 and 3 more.