GHSA-4fpm-842r-3pf4CriticalCVSS 9.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: validate index block...

Published
August 15, 2026
Last Modified
August 17, 2026

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📋 Description

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.

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