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

ntfs: reject invalid MFT LCNs from boot sector

The NTFS boot sector stores the MFT and MFTMirr locations as unsigned
64-bit LCNs, but parse_ntfs_boot_sector() decoded them into an s64.

A crafted high-bit value could therefore become negative and pass
the existing upper-bound check. The invalid value then propagated into
the MFT zone allocator and could result in an out-of-bounds access to
lcn_empty_bits_per_page.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: reject invalid MFT LCNs from boot sector The NTFS boot sector stores the MFT and MFTMirr locations as unsigned 64-bit LCNs, but parse_ntfs_boot_sector() decoded them into an s64. A crafted high-bit value could therefore become negative and pass the existing upper-bound check. The invalid value then propagated into the MFT zone allocator and could result in an out-of-bounds access to lcn_empty_bits_per_page.
Title ntfs: reject invalid MFT LCNs from boot sector
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:45:13.415Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.734Z

Link: CVE-2026-89612

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:46.313

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:46.313

Link: CVE-2026-89612

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:45:13Z

Links: CVE-2026-89612 - Bugzilla

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