CVE-2026-90117
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ntfs: validate usa_ofs before preserving the update sequence number
When ntfs_mft_record_alloc() reuses a free mft record it reads the old update sequence number straight from the on-disk record:
Here m points into the raw $MFT page-cache folio, which still holds unvalidated, MST-protected bytes: the folio is read by a plain iomap_read_folio() and neither post_read_mst_fixup() nor ntfs_mft_record_check() has run on it (both work on private copies). m->usa_ofs is therefore an untrusted u16, and a corrupted record can put it past the end of the record so the two-byte read lands outside the folio. Reading such a record while creating a file gives, under KASAN:
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Only preserve the old update sequence number when usa_ofs is even and in range, mirroring the check ntfs_mft_record_check() already applies; otherwise leave usn zero, which the existing restore below skips.
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usn = *(__le16 *)((u8 *)m + le16_to_cpu(m->usa_ofs));
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ntfs_mft_record_alloc+...
Read of size 2 at addr ...
ntfs_mft_record_alloc -> __ntfs_create -> ntfs_create -> path_openatCVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.20%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 9
- 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).
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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