Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46072
Published: May 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132417
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46072
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in run_unpack() when mounting a crafted NTFS image with truncated run data in an MFT attribute. A local user can mount a specially crafted NTFS image to disclose sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46072
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41aadf5cb482793a24e05aa136224e179a778586
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62567bca47408e6739dee75f02a2113548af875
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf7ac4a1d3bfc6e56e54635c3d331a68170d37c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3012690a7065d9ca86521a525ad11e8af491d45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e64f7dfcaff79e7dfff9121a382dd77f9b462f62