ntfs: validate index entries on reading
Published Aug 15, 2026
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.55%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version StatusaffectedConstraints
- Version StatusaffectedConstraints
- Version
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- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0StatusunaffectedConstraints<7.1
- Version 7.1.5StatusunaffectedConstraints<=7.1.*
- Version 7.2StatusunaffectedConstraints<=*
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-72201 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2516676 Issue Tracking
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-58959 Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2221b691d7b2e17f08153f95848dacaa5d87e21d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2b95d3adb558ddd5685f9e072ec8661d57ee3a9
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081543-CVE-2026-72201-b175@gregkh/T
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72201
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72201
Change history (0)
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