VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-72204
CVSS score8.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-15
Last modified2026-08-18
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation Add a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and use it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the root size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.