Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-80598
Published: August 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146285
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-80598
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in decompress_lznt() when parsing invalid compressed data from a corrupted NTFS3 image. A local user can supply a crafted NTFS3 image to disclose sensitive information.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-80598
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1113fa5b01a47a1a4cdbb9c695197ca6215f02a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61415ffa365d2eca6986914afd0d1412444aa1dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7160a57192fb16d7a6fa9b7f5c7ac341d2444a89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a93980141253c932aa6ae5d4422d90e0162dc774
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd77afca2ae9b6d44d37902e3ad672ebb028b070
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c694f8ea2611e7413b3f04ee47e04a9b7b45817b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff05a98150ebb2b03919a9c05c576681e86abbb7