CVE-2026-72204

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation Add a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and use it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the root size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.4 High

Status

Received - 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-08-15

Last modified

2026-08-18

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06730c6af58d3569883f8dd7c36a90aba5ecc0a