CVE-2026-72477
Critical
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: call _ntfs_bad_inode() when failing to rename It is safe to call _ntfs_bad_inode on live inodes since: commit 519b078998ce ("fs/ntfs3: Exclude call make_bad_inode for live nodes.") The WARN_ON was added when it wasn't safe by: commit d99208b91933 ("fs/ntfs3: cancle set bad inode after removing name fails") Replace the WARN_ON with a call to _ntfs_bad_inode() to prevent further operations on the inconsistent inode.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux
PublishedAug 15, 2026
First seenAug 15, 2026
How to fix
Update
- Linux Linux580896e33003845de66c75cd61544cf9d9bfbe15, ff825bf0521f6da2f30878cbad18ab7b341bc31b, e8ed78f40eecd0176fda71d673f6957c98e7ffbe or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 519b078998ce6e729f98dccf35505b4756985d11 ≤ v < 580896e33003845de66c75cd61544cf9d9bfbe15, 519b078998ce6e729f98dccf35505b4756985d11 ≤ v < ff825bf0521f6da2f30878cbad18ab7b341bc31b, 519b078998ce6e729f98dccf35505b4756985d11 ≤ v < e8ed78f40eecd0176fda71d673f6957c98e7ffbe, 6.17 | 580896e33003845de66c75cd61544cf9d9bfbe15, ff825bf0521f6da2f30878cbad18ab7b341bc31b, e8ed78f40eecd0176fda71d673f6957c98e7ffbe |
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