CVE-2026-99101

ntfs: move attribute payload before shrinking its record

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: move attribute payload before shrinking its record

ntfs_new_attr_flags() resizes the non-resident attribute record before
moving its name and mapping pairs to their shorter-header offsets when
compression or sparse state is cleared.

Shrinking the record first moves the following attribute over the tail of
the old record. The subsequent memmove() therefore copies bytes from that
following attribute instead of the old mapping pairs. Re-enabling
compression on an empty file persists those bytes as a malformed mapping
pairs array, which ntfsck reports as a missing or invalid run length.

Move the payload before shrinking the record, while retaining the existing
resize-before-move ordering when growing it.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
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Weaknesses CWE-119
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Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: move attribute payload before shrinking its record ntfs_new_attr_flags() resizes the non-resident attribute record before moving its name and mapping pairs to their shorter-header offsets when compression or sparse state is cleared. Shrinking the record first moves the following attribute over the tail of the old record. The subsequent memmove() therefore copies bytes from that following attribute instead of the old mapping pairs. Re-enabling compression on an empty file persists those bytes as a malformed mapping pairs array, which ntfsck reports as a missing or invalid run length. Move the payload before shrinking the record, while retaining the existing resize-before-move ordering when growing it.
Title ntfs: move attribute payload before shrinking its record
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Nov 1, 2026, 12:42 PM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2026, 10:25 AM
Status
Received
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Nov 1, 2026, 1:18 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM