High
ntfs: reject unprivileged writes to reserved $LX* xattrs
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: reject unprivileged writes to reserved $LX* xattrs Reject setxattr of the reserved $LXUID, $LXGID, $LXMOD and $LXDEV names from userspace unless the caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-90132
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-90132
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037",
"lessThan": "86f46508016bc1f2bffb3a52dc2664f942fb9802",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037",
"lessThan": "ea6a67ef64451d2da298f15baa35865b4bb6372a",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/ntfs/ea.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.1"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "7.1",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.6",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"fs/ntfs/ea.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-90132
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #36533 · Revision 1
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