Bug 2562739 (CVE-2026-99107)

Summary: CVE-2026-99107 kernel: ntfs: fix incorrect MFT record pointer passed to ntfs_attr_record_resize
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NTFS file system driver. When resizing file attributes, the driver incorrectly passes a base Master File Table (MFT) record pointer instead of an extent record pointer, leading to improper buffer size calculations during memory operations. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by manipulating file attributes on a mounted NTFS file system, potentially causing memory corruption and a system crash resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-28 11:00:20 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: fix incorrect MFT record pointer passed to ntfs_attr_record_resize

ntfs_new_attr_flags() passes the wrong MFT record to ntfs_attr_record_resize().
When the attribute is in an extent record, ctx->mrec points to the extent
but the function receives the base record pointer m, causing incorrect
size calculations in memmove.

Fix by passing ctx->mrec (the actual MFT record containing the attribute)
instead of m (the base MFT record) to ntfs_attr_record_resize().