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CVE-2026-72470: Linux kernel · fs/ntfs3: resize log->one_page_buf when adopting on-disk page size

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f1422df595d69b997d23a8f11e12c528ccef7fad : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.17.8
Patch
Available – fixed in f1422df595d69b997d23a8f11e12c528ccef7fad, c99444f6dfca893f6d310aae4a53c620f98f7b4f, 2097a2537d9d1c29c0e20ed0dbf717a0ccd8f374 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < f1422df595d69b997d23a8f11e12c528ccef7fad
Fixed in
  • f1422df595d69b997d23a8f11e12c528ccef7fad
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < c99444f6dfca893f6d310aae4a53c620f98f7b4f
Fixed in
  • c99444f6dfca893f6d310aae4a53c620f98f7b4f
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 2097a2537d9d1c29c0e20ed0dbf717a0ccd8f374
Fixed in
  • 2097a2537d9d1c29c0e20ed0dbf717a0ccd8f374
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 220a6ef5e89a11ffd5e490046b86dc9fb6da0e4b
Fixed in
  • 220a6ef5e89a11ffd5e490046b86dc9fb6da0e4b
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 5a35454179fe1041d9cd286f5d320ce0d448c12a
Fixed in
  • 5a35454179fe1041d9cd286f5d320ce0d448c12a
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445, < 4f129fc6f756f8541e5bff45b1804cc11b1ec712
Fixed in
  • 4f129fc6f756f8541e5bff45b1804cc11b1ec712

AI-suggested

A patch is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel after version 5.15. Users and administrators should update to the fixed kernel versions or apply the relevant patches to mitigate this vulnerability. Since this is a kernel-level issue, upgrading the kernel is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2026-72470 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NTFS3 filesystem driver where the buffer used for log replay is not resized when the on-disk log page size is larger than the initially allocated buffer. This can cause a buffer overflow when reading log pages from a dirty NTFS volume with a larger page size than expected. The issue affects Linux kernel version 5.15 and has been fixed in subsequent commits.

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