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      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "fs/ntfs/attrib.c",
            "fs/ntfs/attrib.h",
            "fs/ntfs/inode.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "55e97648f7753c6097cb682d24d1abcfe878e812",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1e9ea7e04472d4e5e12e58c881eaacfb3e49b669",
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              "lessThan": "7d19e1ffee084c4f7d321a360c14ba43404f7cc8",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1e9ea7e04472d4e5e12e58c881eaacfb3e49b669",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
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        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "fs/ntfs/attrib.c",
            "fs/ntfs/attrib.h",
            "fs/ntfs/inode.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.1"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "7.1",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.1.5",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "7.2",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "7.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "7.2",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "7.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: validate resident attribute lists and harden the validator\n\nA base inode\u0027s $ATTRIBUTE_LIST is sanity-checked by load_attribute_list()\nonly on the non-resident path; ntfs_read_locked_inode() copies a *resident*\nattribute list into ni-\u003eattr_list with a plain memcpy() and no validation\nat all. Every subsequent walk of ni-\u003eattr_list --\nntfs_external_attr_find(), ntfs_inode_attach_all_extents() and\nntfs_attrlist_need() -- then trusts the entries are well-formed and reads\nattr_list_entry fixed-header fields\n(lowest_vcn at offset 8, mft_reference at offset 16, and the name) with\nbounds that assume validation already happened. A crafted resident\nattribute list therefore reaches those walks unvalidated and can drive\nout-of-bounds reads of the attribute-list buffer.\n\nload_attribute_list() itself reads ale-\u003ename_offset (offset 7),\nale-\u003emft_reference (offset 16) and the name length under only an\n\"al \u003c al_start + size\" bound, so its own validation loop can over-read the\nfixed header of a truncated trailing entry by a few bytes.\n\nFactor the per-entry validation into ntfs_attr_list_entry_is_valid(),\nwhich requires each entry\u0027s fixed header (offsetof(struct\nattr_list_entry, name)) to be in range before any field is dereferenced,\nthat ale-\u003elength is a multiple of 8 covering the fixed header plus the\nname, and that the entry is in use and carries a live MFT reference.\nntfs_attr_list_is_valid() walks the buffer with it and checks the entries\ntile it exactly. Use the list validator in load_attribute_list()\n(replacing the open-coded loop, closing its own over-read) and on the\nresident path in ntfs_read_locked_inode() (which previously skipped\nvalidation entirely); patches 2/3 reuse the per-entry helper at the other\ntwo attribute-list walks."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 9.8,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "AV:N - NTFS registers ntfs_export_ops; remote nfsd/ksmbd VFS lookups on an exported crafted NTFS volume reach ntfs_iget\u2192ntfs_read_locked_inode and subsequent ntfs_external_attr_find/ntfs_attrlist_need walks without local syscall access.\nAC:L - Attacker fully controls on-disk resident $ATTRIBUTE_LIST entry headers (length, name_offset, mft_reference) in a crafted image; triggering the slab OOB read is deterministic once the inode is accessed with no races.\nPR:N - Exploitation requires only read access to mounted NTFS content (e.g., NFS/SMB client on an exported share) or supplying removable media the host later mounts; the attribute-list walk paths need no init-namespace root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN.\nUI:N - Once a crafted NTFS volume is mounted and exported (or loop-mounted in a user namespace), normal remote lookups/opens or attribute operations reach the unvalidated resident attribute-list parsing without further victim interaction.\nS:U - The out-of-bounds read and potential kernel crash remain within the mounting host kernel security authority; this is standard filesystem metadata parsing, not a VM escape, IOMMU bypass, or sandbox scope change.\nC:H - ntfs_external_attr_find(), ntfs_inode_attach_all_extents(), and ntfs_attrlist_need() read attr_list_entry fixed-header fields (lowest_vcn, mft_reference, name) past the kmalloc attr_list buffer end, disclosing adjacent slab heap memory.\nI:H - Attacker-controlled attribute-list lengths and offsets drive kernel parsing of forged metadata and adjacent slab contents; per kernel CNA guidance this memory-corruption class can be leveraged for arbitrary kernel modification or control-flow hijack beyond the immediate read.\nA:H - Out-of-bounds reads from the attribute-list buffer can fault on invalid adjacent memory or otherwise oops/panic the kernel during inode attribute walks on lookup, extent attach, or attribute-list maintenance paths."
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-29T06:22:01.603Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
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      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55e97648f7753c6097cb682d24d1abcfe878e812"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d19e1ffee084c4f7d321a360c14ba43404f7cc8"
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      "title": "ntfs: validate resident attribute lists and harden the validator",
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    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-80674",
    "datePublished": "2026-08-28T06:49:13.549Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-08-26T14:34:25.782Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-29T06:22:01.603Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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