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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-72201

CVE-2026-72201

Linux Linux — ntfs: validate index entries on reading

EPSS 0.6%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
39
CVSS 9.8 (CNA)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 46.2.462 × 209.2No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: unknown+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: validate index entries on reading Validate index entries immediately after reading an index root or index block from disk. This eliminates repeated checks in lookup and readdir, and reduce the risk of missing checks in those paths.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linux0a8ac0c1fa0b99a5b29002bc7f232ed7eafddef0 – < e2b95d3adb558ddd5685f9e072ec8661d57ee3a9e2b95d3adb558ddd5685f9e072ec8661d57ee3a9CNA
Linux0a8ac0c1fa0b99a5b29002bc7f232ed7eafddef0 – < 2221b691d7b2e17f08153f95848dacaa5d87e21d2221b691d7b2e17f08153f95848dacaa5d87e21dCNA
Linux7.17.1.5CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e2b95d3adb558ddd5685f9e072ec8661d57ee3a9refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2221b691d7b2e17f08153f95848dacaa5d87e21d