CVE-2026-72188

Estado: RecibidaCrítica (9.1)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: sanitize MFT references returned from ntfs_lookup_inode_by_name()

ntfs_lookup_inode_by_name() returns MFT references read from directory index entries on disk. These values are untrusted, but the function can currently return an error-marked MFT reference to its callers without validating it.

Callers later decode lookup failures with MREF_ERR(). A crafted NTFS image can set the MREF error bit while leaving the low bits as an arbitrary value, causing callers to consume a bogus pseudo-errno instead of treating the lookup result as corrupted on-disk metadata.

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Fix this at the source by normalizing every error-marked MFT reference returned from ntfs_lookup_inode_by_name() to ERR_MREF(-EIO). Apply this to all four directory lookup return paths so every caller gets a validated result without needing additional checks or an API change.

This keeps the sanitization in the common lookup helper, which is cleaner than duplicating validation in each caller.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 9.1

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.50%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 41
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Impacto principalT1565.001 Stored Data Manipulationimpact75 %
Impacto secundarioT1499.004 Application or System Exploitationimpact70 %

Vector AV:N/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin privilegios (T1190). Imagen NTFS malformada causa manipulación de metadatos en disco (I:H) y denegación de servicio (A:H) por lectura de referencias MFT no validadas.

Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.

🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas

Filter Network Traffic Vulnerability Scanning Restrict File and Directory Permissions Privileged Account Management Remote Data Storage Network Segmentation

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.

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