{"id":"CVE-2026-72204","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72204","summary":"ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation\n\nAdd a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and\nuse it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the\nroot size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.","published":"2026-08-15T05:54:01.070Z","modified":"2026-08-18T03:56:38.976276890Z","cvss":{"score":8.4,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Linux","name":"Kernel","fixedVersion":"7.1.5"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06730c6af58d3569883f8dd7c36a90aba5ecc0a"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72204.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72204"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-18T03:56:38.976276890Z"}}