CriticalFix available
ntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries in ntfs_ea_lookup and ntfs_listxattr, this verifies that there is enough space in the EA entry before accessing the next_entry_offset field of the EA entry.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 7.1.5
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-72208
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 02:57 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Aug 2026, 05:54 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries in ntfs_ea_lookup and ntfs_listxattr, this verifies that there is enough space in the EA entry before accessing the next_entry_offset field of the EA entry.
osv:CVE-2026-72208
Kernel
Fixed versions: 7.1.5
Complete source record
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