CVE-2026-74570

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: harden runlist realloc size calculations Add a shared helper to safely convert runlist element counts to byte sizes using overflow checks, and use it in both ntfs_rl_realloc() and ntfs_rl_realloc_nofail().

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e7b8bf7b02a0140463fea786e5172cbdf2da2f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bed376124ab4505b70083a2b91f2c7ef6d51e24

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 13:18

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-74570

Mitre link : CVE-2026-74570

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-74570

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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