{"id":"CVE-2026-72206","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72206","summary":"ntfs: validate index block header more strictly","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: validate index block header more strictly\n\nModify ntfs_index_block_inconsisent() to perform stricter validation of\nINDEX_HEADER geometry in INDX blocks, and update\nntfs_lookup_inode_by_name() to use that function to validate INDX\nblocks.","published":"2026-08-15T05:54:02.534Z","modified":"2026-08-18T03:56:22.375347084Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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/14bc34fe948523dc2b0174691f9af9e74eb4f3fd"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a49b3e94a50f45b62c6e6f574f676a079ba23e"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72206.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72206"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-18T03:56:22.375347084Z"}}