CVE-2026-89612
kernel: ntfs: reject invalid MFT LCNs from boot sector
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 11, 2026
Updated · September 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NTFS filesystem driver. A local attacker could provide a specially crafted NTFS boot sector containing an invalid Master File Table (MFT) Logical Cluster Number (LCN). Due to an integer overflow during parsing, this could lead to an out-of-bounds memory access. This vulnerability may result in system instability or a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write