PT-2026-94480 · Linux · Linux Kernel
CVE-2026-90132
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Published
2026-09-17
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Updated
2026-09-24
CVSS v3.1
7.1
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the NTFS driver where unprivileged users can write to reserved extended attributes (xattrs). Specifically, the
setxattr function fails to restrict the modification of reserved names including $LXUID, $LXGID, $LXMOD, and $LXDEV from userspace, which should be limited to callers with CAP SYS ADMIN privileges.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