CVE-2026-72204
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation Add a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and use it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the root size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.
- Affected products
- Kernel, Linux, Linux-Allwinner-5.19, Linux-Aws-5.0, Linux-Aws-5.11, Linux-Aws-5.13, Linux-Aws-5.19, Linux-Aws-5.3
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.2% (6th percentile)
- NVD status
- Received
- Published
- 2026-08-15
CVE-2026-72204 at NVD
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