Bug 2516671 (CVE-2026-72204) - CVE-2026-72204 kernel: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation
Summary: CVE-2026-72204 kernel: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72204
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:25 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 15:17 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:25:04 UTC
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.


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