CVE-2026-72197

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 DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length

In do_action()'s DeleteIndexEntryAllocation case, e->size comes from an on-disk INDEX_BUFFER entry. When e->size makes e + e->size point past hdr + hdr->used, PtrOffset(e1, Add2Ptr(hdr, used)) returns a negative ptrdiff_t that is silently cast to a quasi-infinite size_t when passed to memmove(). The memmove then walks past the destination buffer.

The sibling DeleteIndexEntryRoot case at fslog.c:3540-3543 already carries the corresponding guard:

if (PtrOffset(e1, Add2Ptr(hdr, used)) < esize || Add2Ptr(e, esize) > Add2Ptr(lrh, rec_len) || used + esize > le32_to_cpu(hdr->total)) { goto dirty_vol; }

Apply the same shape to the allocation-path case. Also reject esize == 0: memmove(e, e, ...) is a no-op and leaves hdr->used unchanged, hiding a malformed entry from the existing check_index_header() walk.

Reproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 by mounting a crafted NTFS image: the unguarded memmove takes a length of 0xffffffffffffff00 and the kernel oopses in memmove+0x81/0x1a0 on the do_action+0x36a2 frame.

[[email protected]: clang-formatted the changes]

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 (7)

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

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25
generic

fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72197(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 27× in last 7d / 27× 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. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 20:35 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 19:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCEG score recompute 8.40
  16. 2026-08-17 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 05:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.4 · severity → HIGH
  18. 2026-08-17 05:32 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 05:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  21. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 06:23 UTCNVD update
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  1. 2026-08-15 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-15 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72197?
CVE-2026-72197 is a high vulnerability published on August 15, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length In do_action()'s DeleteIndexEntryAllocation case, e->size comes from an on-disk INDEX_BUFFER entry. When e->size makes e + e->size point past hdr + hdr->used, PtrOffset(e1,…
When was CVE-2026-72197 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72197 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-2026-72197 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72197 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-2026-72197?
CVE-2026-72197 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72197?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72197, 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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