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CVE-2026-72204

HIGH CVSS: 8.4 Published: 2026-08-15 Modified: 2026-08-18

Description

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 Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

Unknown

References