CVE-2026-98133ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure In ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA flag based on ea_info_qsize. When an error occurs before ea_info_qsize is updated, NInoClearHasEA() hides existing on-disk EAs until the inode is evicted. Only update the flag on success.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 before 5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35c; from fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 before ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 7.1 before 7.2.7; 7.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083patch
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