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CVE-2026-72202— ntfs: avoid heap allocation for free-cluster readahead state

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于get_nr_free_clusters()和__get_nr_free_mft_records()函数在获取空闲簇计数时通过堆分配file_ra_state，如果分配失败可能导致等待空闲簇计数的调用者无限期阻塞。

CVSS 7.5 · High EPSS 0.47% · P38

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1496 · Resource Hijacking

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 6251f0b0de7d645e3591931ca4c11d8322c1866f< 40ee64e633e5e413f2255bb48c063977d8c86f34 affected
6251f0b0de7d645e3591931ca4c11d8322c1866f< c05132077df57a384919f61d7f8a8e76d748a6d4 affected
7.1 affected
< 7.1 unaffected
7.1.5≤ 7.1.* unaffected
7.2≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72202

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Vulnerability Title
ntfs: avoid heap allocation for free-cluster readahead state
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: avoid heap allocation for free-cluster readahead state get_nr_free_clusters() allocates a temporary file_ra_state before it publishes the precomputed free cluster count, sets NVolFreeClusterKnown(), and wakes vol->free_waitq. If that allocation fails, the worker returns without setting the flag or waking waiters, so callers waiting for the free count can block indefinitely. The readahead state is only used synchronously while scanning the bitmap. Keep it on the stack and pass it by address to the readahead helper. This eliminates the early allocation failure path instead of adding a special case that publishes a conservative count and wakes the waitqueue. Zero-initialize the on-stack state because file_ra_state_init() only sets ra_pages and prev_pos. Apply the same treatment to __get_nr_free_mft_records(), which scans the MFT bitmap with the same short-lived readahead state.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于get_nr_free_clusters()和__get_nr_free_mft_records()函数在获取空闲簇计数时通过堆分配file_ra_state，如果分配失败可能导致等待空闲簇计数的调用者无限期阻塞。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 6251f0b0de7d645e3591931ca4c11d8322c1866f ~ 40ee64e633e5e413f2255bb48c063977d8c86f34 -
Linux Linux 7.1 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72202 (2)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 845 CVEs total

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CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74280 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: marvell/octeontx - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-74376 9.8 CRITICAL md/raid10: reset read_slot when reusing r10bio for discard
CVE-2026-74433 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix UAF in rxgk_issue_challenge()
CVE-2026-74434 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Don't move a peeked OOB message onto the pending queue
CVE-2026-72191 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs3: validate split-point offset in indx_insert_into_buffer
CVE-2026-72299 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints
CVE-2026-72398 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: add INIT verification after cookie unpacking
CVE-2026-74384 9.8 CRITICAL nvme-multipath: fix flex array size in struct nvme_ns_head
CVE-2026-72442 9.8 CRITICAL netfilter: flowtable: fix and simplify IP6IP6 tunnel handling
CVE-2026-74436 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: serialize kernel accept preallocation with socket teardown
CVE-2026-74545 9.8 CRITICAL rtase: fix double free of multi-frag skb on DMA map failure
CVE-2026-72046 9.8 CRITICAL gve: fix header buffer corruption with header-split and HW-GRO
CVE-2026-72473 9.8 CRITICAL xprtrdma: Decouple req recycling from RPC completion

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