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          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: call _ntfs_bad_inode() when failing to rename\n\nIt is safe to call _ntfs_bad_inode on live inodes since:\n  commit 519b078998ce (\"fs/ntfs3: Exclude call make_bad_inode for live nodes.\")\n\nThe WARN_ON was added when it wasn\u0027t safe by:\n  commit d99208b91933 (\"fs/ntfs3: cancle set bad inode after removing name fails\")\n\nReplace the WARN_ON with a call to _ntfs_bad_inode() to prevent further\noperations on the inconsistent inode."
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              "value": "AV:N - ntfs3 registers export_operations and rename on an NFS- or SMB-exported NTFS volume reaches ni_rename() through nfsd/ksmbd vfs_rename without any local syscall; hybrid NAS and Windows/Linux file-server deployments are a reasonable high-impact reach path for this VFS rename flaw.\nAC:L - An attacker controls the on-disk NTFS layout and rename arguments so ni_add_name succeeds and both ni_remove_name steps fail deterministically; syzkaller reproduces this with a crafted loop image and no races or victim-specific timing outside attacker influence.\nPR:N - Exploitation needs only permission to rename on an exported NTFS share (including guest/anonymous NFS or SMB write access) or to supply removable media later mounted by the host; no init-namespace root, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, or other elevated host credentials are required.\nUI:N - Once an administrator has mounted and exported the NTFS volume (or automounted dual-boot/shared storage), the attacker triggers the flawed rename directly; no further victim clicks, file opens, or cooperative actions are needed beyond that standing configuration.\nS:U - Impact is kernel heap/metadata corruption and denial of service within the same kernel security authority; this is standard local or network filesystem exploitation, not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or cross-scope sandbox breakout.\nC:H - Leaving the inode operable after a failed rename rollback preserves inconsistent MFT/directory index state; subsequent lookups and index walks parse attacker-influenced corrupt metadata, matching ntfs3 guidance to score metadata corruption that can yield kernel memory disclosure as High.\nI:H - Without ni_bad set, further writes, unlinks, and renames continue against mismatched $FILE_NAME and $I30 state, propagating attacker-steerable directory/MFT corruption and heap metadata damage that can be leveraged for arbitrary kernel writes or control-flow hijack.\nA:H - The vulnerable path emits WARN_ON in ni_rename (kernel panic on panic_on_warn) and syzbot also hit a kernel paging fault in folio_wait_bit_common after follow-on operations on the inconsistent inode; any kernel oops, hang, or panic from continued use scores Availability High."
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          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ed78f40eecd0176fda71d673f6957c98e7ffbe"
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    "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.934Z",
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