Bug 2516676 (CVE-2026-72201)

Summary: CVE-2026-72201 kernel: ntfs: validate index entries on reading
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's New Technology File System (NTFS) implementation. This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of index entries when reading index roots or blocks from disk. An attacker could potentially craft a malicious NTFS filesystem, which, when processed by the kernel, might lead to data integrity issues or system instability by bypassing intended checks during file system operations.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:25:18 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: validate index entries on reading

Validate index entries immediately after reading an index root or index
block from disk. This eliminates repeated checks in lookup and readdir,
and reduce the risk of missing checks in those paths.