SB20260507226 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Linux kernel ntfs3

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71289)

CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in attr_set_size() during file truncation when truncating files on ntfs3. A local user can truncate a file in a way that triggers an attr_set_size() failure to cause a denial of service.

The inode may be left in an inconsistent state if the error is ignored.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576248a34b927e93b2fd3fff7df735ba73ad7d01
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfea43d11513b7f2892529de55e8f0855108a2c