{"id":"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.","modified":"2026-08-20T03:30:13.639918785Z","published":"2026-08-15T05:54:01.070Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"Linux","osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72204.json"},"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"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","events":[{"introduced":"0a8ac0c1fa0b99a5b29002bc7f232ed7eafddef0"},{"fixed":"b06730c6af58d3569883f8dd7c36a90aba5ecc0a"},{"fixed":"8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72204.json"}},{"package":{"name":"Kernel","ecosystem":"Linux"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"7.1.0"},{"fixed":"7.1.5"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72204.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}