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.
CVE-2017-0358
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 81.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 13, 2018
Last Modified
December 4, 2025
References (14)
- security@debianhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1
- security@debianhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987
- security@debianhttps://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2
- security@debianhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10
- security@debianhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3780
- security@debianhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240/
- security@debianhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/04/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95987
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=148594671929354&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-10
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3780
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41240/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41356/
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ntfs-3g (1:2016.2.22AR.1-3ubuntu0.1) @ yakkety | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-41356✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 14, 2017
ntfs-3g - Unsanitized modprobe Environment Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-41240First seen Feb 3, 2017
ntfs-3g (Debian 9) - Local Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/linux/local/ntfs3g_priv_esc✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 5, 2017
Debian/Ubuntu ntfs-3g Local Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗
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