CVE-2026-72204: Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.4. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation Add a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and use it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the root size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 7.1, before 7.1.5 (fixed in 7.1.5)

Published 2026-08-15. Last modified 2026-08-18.