CVE-2026-72201
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CVE-2026-72201 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 0a8ac0c1fa0b99a5b29002bc7f232ed7eafddef0, < e2b95d3adb558ddd5685f9e072ec8661d57ee3a9; >= 0a8ac0c1fa0b99a5b29002bc7f232ed7eafddef0, < 2221b691d7b2e17f08153f95848dacaa5d87e21d |
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 |
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