CVE-2026-99260
ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags
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What happened?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags
When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and terminated.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| LinuxLinux | affected: fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 to < c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8; affected: fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 to < 7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac | See vendor advisory |
| LinuxLinux | affected: 7.1; unaffected: 0 to < 7.1; unaffected: 7.2.13 to ≤ 7.2.*; unaffected: 7.3 to ≤ * | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.