# 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)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-10-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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 leak.

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00368.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=298651
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2007-September/msg00163.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26938

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