Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72478)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-72478). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: add bounds check to run_get_highest_vcn()
run_get_highest_vcn() parses a packed NTFS mapping-pairs buffer without
any length bound, relying solely on a 0x00 terminator to stop. A
crafted $LogFile UpdateMappingPairs record whose embedded attribute
contains mapping-pairs runs without a terminator causes the function to
read past the slab allocation, triggering a KASAN slab-out-of-bounds
read on mount.
The sibling function run_unpack() received an analogous bounds-check in
commit b62567bca474 ("ntfs3: add buffer boundary checks to run_unpack()"),
but run_get_highest_vcn() was missed.
Take a run_buf_size parameter and reject any run header whose payload
would extend past the buffer end, mirroring the pattern used by
run_unpack(). The caller in fslog.c passes the remaining attribute
bytes after the mapping-pairs offset.
KASAN report (on mainline v7.1 merge window HEAD):
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in run_get_highest_vcn+0x3c0/0x410
Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800e2d5400 by task mount/72
Call Trace:
run_get_highest_vcn+0x3c0/0x410
do_action.isra.0+0x3ba8/0x7b50
log_replay+0x9ddd/0x10200
ntfs_loadlog_and_replay+0x4ad/0x610
ntfs_fill_super+0x214a/0x4540
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-72478 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-72478" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-72478 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 8.4
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.4/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-72478 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.182-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72478 linux Fixed in: 6.1.180-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72478 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com