Linux Kernel NTFS: Resident Flag Conversion Vulnerability
CVE-2026-99260 Published on November 3, 2026
ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags
When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the
function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and
terminated.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-99260
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Affected Versions
Linux:- Version 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and below c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8 is affected.
- Version 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 and below 7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac is affected.
- Before 7.2.13 is affected.
- Version 7.2.13, <= 7.2.* is unaffected.
- Version 7.3, <= * is unaffected.