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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…

High CVSS 8.4
CVECVE-2026-72204
First seen2026-08-18 08:16 UTC
Disclosed2026-08-15 06:21 UTC
Last updated2026-08-18 08:16 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

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.

In-depth triage

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD