CVE-2026-72477fs/ntfs3: call _ntfs_bad_inode() when failing to rename
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: call _ntfs_bad_inode() when failing to rename It is safe to call _ntfs_bad_inode on live inodes since: commit 519b078998ce ("fs/ntfs3: Exclude call make_bad_inode for live nodes.") The WARN_ON was added when it wasn't safe by: commit d99208b91933 ("fs/ntfs3: cancle set bad inode after removing name fails") Replace the WARN_ON with a call to _ntfs_bad_inode() to prevent further operations on the inconsistent inode.
- 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
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 519b078998ce6e729f98dccf35505b4756985d11 before 580896e33003845de66c75cd61544cf9d9bfbe15; from 519b078998ce6e729f98dccf35505b4756985d11 before ff825bf0521f6da2f30878cbad18ab7b341bc31b; from 519b078998ce6e729f98dccf35505b4756985d11 before e8ed78f40eecd0176fda71d673f6957c98e7ffbe | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580896e33003845de66c75cd61544cf9d9bfbe15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff825bf0521f6da2f30878cbad18ab7b341bc31b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ed78f40eecd0176fda71d673f6957c98e7ffbe
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