CVE-2026-72201 — ntfs: validate index entries on reading
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 i…
Published: 2026-08-15 · CVSS: 9.8 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7