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Specially Crafted NTFS File-System Image Allows Root Access On Linux With NTFS3 Driver

news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 12:42

A reported security vulnerability for the NTFS3 driver has gone unaddressed since being reported earlier this summer. The vulnerability allows a pre-crafted NTFS image on a USB flash drive or similar to allow the user to gain root access to the running Linux system...