CVE-2026-99260 PUBLISHED

ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 25.09.2026 Published: 03.11.2026 Updated: 03.11.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags

When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and terminated.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8 (excl.)
  • affected from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to 7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac (excl.)
  • affected from 0 to 7.2.13 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • unaffected from 7.2.13 to 7.2.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.3 to * (incl.)

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