Ubuntu Security Update USN-5711-2: NTFS-3G vulnerability

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USN-5711-1 fixed a vulnerability in NTFS-3G. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Yuchen Zeng and Eduardo Vela discovered that NTFS-3G incorrectly validated certain NTFS metadata. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain privileges.

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