PT-2026-72389 · Linux · Linux Kernel
CVE-2026-72201
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Published
2026-08-15
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Updated
2026-08-18
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the NTFS driver where index entries were not validated immediately after being read from the disk. This lack of early validation required repeated checks during lookup and readdir operations and increased the risk of missing necessary checks in those execution paths.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Affected Products
Linux Kernel