# CVE-2026-42616: In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in cat() in ntfscat.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the ntfsca

- Also known as: GHSA-P6MP-GP2J-7358
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-07 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

In NTFS-3G before 2026.7.7, a heap buffer overflow exists in cat() in ntfscat.c that allows an attacker to corrupt heap memory in the ntfscat binary by crafting a malicious NTFS image. The overflow is triggered by reading a file.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases#release-2026.7.7
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/security/advisories/GHSA-p6mp-gp2j-7358

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