CVE-2026-72206 — ntfs: validate index block header more strictly
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: validate index block header more strictly Modify ntfs_index_block_inconsisent() to perform stricter v…
Published: 2026-08-15 · CVSS: 9.8 · CVSS 3.1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: validate index block header more strictly Modify ntfs_index_block_inconsisent() to perform stricter validation of INDEX_HEADER geometry in INDX blocks, and update ntfs_lookup_inode_by_name() to use that function to validate INDX blocks.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7