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            "fs/ntfs/namei.c"
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            "fs/ntfs/namei.c"
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            {
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              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
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              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.1.5",
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            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
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      ],
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        {
          "nodes": [
            {
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      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: fix mrec_lock ABBA deadlock in rename\n\nntfs_file_fsync(), ntfs_dir_fsync() and __ntfs_write_inode() lock an\ninode\u0027s mrec_lock before taking the mrec_lock of its parent directory.\n\nntfs_rename() takes old_ni-\u003emrec_lock and old_dir_ni-\u003emrec_lock\nbefore taking new_ni-\u003emrec_lock for an existing target, or\nnew_dir_ni-\u003emrec_lock for a cross-directory rename.\nThis can deadlock when ntfs_file_fsync() or __ntfs_write_inode() holds\nthe target inode, or when ntfs_dir_fsync() holds a child target\ndirectory, while rename() holds the parent directory and waits for the\ntarget.\n\nFix this by locking the existing target inode before taking any parent\ndirectory mrec_lock. For cross-directory renames where the target parent\nis a descendant of the source parent, lock the target parent before the\nsource parent so the directory order matches the child-to-parent order used\nby ntfs_file_fsync(), ntfs_dir_fsync(), and __ntfs_write_inode()."
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          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb94f5a41a193a425e09a63cb75dffd151d8f42e"
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      "title": "ntfs: fix mrec_lock ABBA deadlock in rename",
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    "cveId": "CVE-2026-72190",
    "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:53:51.143Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.911Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:09:55.301Z",
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