CVE-2026-72201
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the NTFS filesystem now validates index entries on reading. Index entries are validated immediately after reading an index root or index block from disk, eliminating repeated checks in lookup and readdir and reducing the risk of missing checks in those paths.
Risk Assessment
Lack of validation could lead to processing corrupted data, potentially causing crashes or incorrect system behavior.
Recommendation
Update the kernel to a version with this fix.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.