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.
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.
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | ntfs: validate index entries on reading | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:53:58.854Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.912Z
Link: CVE-2026-72201
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:38.747
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:38.747
Link: CVE-2026-72201
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