| Name | CVE-2026-72204 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bookworm | 6.1.176-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.187-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.12.94-1 | fixed |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.107-1 | fixed |
| forky | 7.1.12-1 | fixed |
| sid | 7.1.13-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | bookworm | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | trixie | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 7.1.5-1 | | | |
Notes
[trixie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bookworm] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd (7.2-rc1)