CVE-2026-72184ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path ntfs_non_resident_attr_insert_range() allocates hole_rl before mapping the whole runlist. If ntfs_attr_map_whole_runlist() fails, the error path drops ni->runlist.lock and returns without freeing hole_rl. This leaks memory of sizeof(*hole_rl) * 2 bytes. Fix this memory leak by freeing hole_rl before returning from that error path, matching the later error paths in the same function.
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- Weakness (CWE)
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- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 495e90fa334828d4119061e2726af51d0a0fb4ed builds before 7d7f72cb21a829682f6d8968af4fbe413789d1fd; from 495e90fa334828d4119061e2726af51d0a0fb4ed before 06769b8f23b4b645b270c438649fff79768fb6fe | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d7f72cb21a829682f6d8968af4fbe413789d1fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06769b8f23b4b645b270c438649fff79768fb6fe
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