Microsoft fixed a critical NTFS bug in Windows 10 that was discovered last month, through a patch sent in the Windows 10 Insider build 21322 update. While this is yet to reach the beta channels and general users, the bug, if triggered, would corrupt the concerned NTFS volume, and ask for restarting the PC.
Patch to Windows 10 NTFS Bug
While Microsoft rolls out security updates to patch any known vulnerabilities, a person named Jonas L has reported a zero-day bug in Windows 10 NTFS system. In his report to BleepingComputer , the bug was explained to be a critical one since corrupting the file directory with just a line command!
NTFS VULNERABILITY CRITICALITY UNDERESTIMATED – There is a specially nasty vulnerability in NTFS right now. Triggerable by opening special crafted name in any folder anywhere.’ The vulnerability will instant pop up complaining about yuor harddrive is corrupted when path is opened pic.twitter.com/E0YqHQ369N — Jonas L (@jonasLyk) January 9, 2021
