CVE-2026-72196

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-15. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass

In log_replay()'s analysis pass, after find_dp() returns a valid DIR_PAGE_ENTRY for the (target_attr, target_vcn) tuple, the copy_lcns block walks lrh->lcns_follow further entries:

t16 = le16_to_cpu(lrh->lcns_follow); for (i = 0; i < t16; i++) { size_t j = (size_t)(le64_to_cpu(lrh->target_vcn) - le64_to_cpu(dp->vcn)); dp->page_lcns[j + i] = lrh->page_lcns[i]; }

find_dp() only validates that target_vcn falls within [dp->vcn, dp->vcn + dp->lcns_follow), i.e., that the FIRST cluster is covered. The walk through the further entries is not bounded against dp->lcns_follow. For a malformed LRH where target_vcn = dp->vcn + dp->lcns_follow - 1 and lrh->lcns_follow > 1, the i > 0 writes overflow the dp's allocated page_lcns[] array.

Add the missing j + lrh->lcns_follow <= dp->lcns_follow guard.

Reproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 as a slab-out-of-bounds write of size 8 from log_replay+0x68d4 on the mount path.

This is distinct from Pavitra Jha's 2026-05-02 patch ("fs/ntfs3: validate lcns_follow in log_replay conversion", <[email protected]>) which addresses the separate version-0 dirty-page-table conversion path's memmove(&dp->vcn, ...) call. The two fixes are complementary; both should land.

[[email protected]: clang-formatted the changes, fixed conflicts]

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(high)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity84% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 15, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d240cd98f5f7b65c90f6b2b6abe3232ccdc405ab
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b7c28d8c61bdb041936222a09a708531a1c2921
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3d8cc9d54fcded4de51b2b1026ae7182512077
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7b598660cfa8e5af172cf4c65cffc126333307
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c86dae0c0ccb8d98ddcdc46987259389c816dd
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound copy_lcns dp->page_lcns[] index in analysis pass - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f13e823bf86bd1800168ea0bb5bca8b8500a81c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72196(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 32× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 09:08 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute 8.40
  21. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.4 · severity → HIGH
  23. 2026-08-17 05:32 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-17 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 05:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-15 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-08-15 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72196?
CVE-2026-72196 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: bound copylcns dp->pagelcns[] index in analysis pass In logreplay()'s analysis pass, after finddp() returns a valid DIRPAGEENTRY for the (targetattr, targetvcn) tuple, the copylcns block walks lrh->lcnsfollow further…
When was CVE-2026-72196 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72196 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 15, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72196 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72196 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 91.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72196?
CVE-2026-72196 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72196?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72196, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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