CVE-2026-72206ntfs: validate index block header more strictly
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: validate index block header more strictly Modify ntfs_index_block_inconsisent() to perform stricter validation of INDEX_HEADER geometry in INDX blocks, and update ntfs_lookup_inode_by_name() to use that function to validate INDX blocks.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 1e9ea7e04472d4e5e12e58c881eaacfb3e49b669 before 34a49b3e94a50f45b62c6e6f574f676a079ba23e; from 1e9ea7e04472d4e5e12e58c881eaacfb3e49b669 before 14bc34fe948523dc2b0174691f9af9e74eb4f3fd | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a49b3e94a50f45b62c6e6f574f676a079ba23e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14bc34fe948523dc2b0174691f9af9e74eb4f3fd
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