{"id":"CVE-2026-72208","summary":"ntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: add bounds check before accessing EA entries\n\nin ntfs_ea_lookup and ntfs_listxattr, this verifies that there is enough\nspace in the EA entry before accessing the next_entry_offset field of\nthe EA entry.","modified":"2026-08-20T03:30:41.350655519Z","published":"2026-08-15T05:54:04.022Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"Linux","osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72208.json"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/937282f7d15b593d0be765fa2ced164130ec87f7"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d9925de1d8f233cc60d3dc356e12f232f97c15"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72208.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72208"},{"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":"c451d34ae14201c2bb40652bf74072a79ff82f7d"},{"fixed":"d9d9925de1d8f233cc60d3dc356e12f232f97c15"},{"fixed":"937282f7d15b593d0be765fa2ced164130ec87f7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72208.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-2026-72208.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}