fs/ntfs3: preserve non-DOS attribute bits in system.dos_attrib
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-97439 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-24 17:17:22 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-25 13:17:27 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: preserve non-DOS attribute bits in system.dos_attrib [BUG] A corrupted ntfs3 image can hit a NULL function pointer call in generic_perform_write() after toggling system.ntfs_attrib and then overwriting system.dos_attrib on the same file. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 \#PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode \#PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page PGD bed5067 P4D bed5067 PUD 0 Oops: Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI RIP: 0010:0x0 Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. RSP: 0018:ffff88801025f988 EFLAGS: 00010246 Call Trace: generic_perform_write+0x409/0x8c0 mm/filemap.c:4255 __generic_file_write_iter+0x1bb/0x200 mm/filemap.c:4372 ntfs_file_write_iter+0xcd9/0x1c20 fs/ntfs3/file.c:1253 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x63b/0xf70 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x133/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:749 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:746 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0x77/0xc0 fs/read_write.c:746 ... [CAUSE] system.ntfs_attrib updates ATTR_DATA flags via ni_new_attr_flags() and switches i_mapping->a_ops to ntfs_aops_cmpr when FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED is set. system.dos_attrib then overwrites ni->std_fa from a one-byte DOS attribute value, clearing the compression bit without updating ATTR_DATA or the mapping operations. Old buffered writes use is_compressed(ni) to choose __generic_file_write_iter(). That leaves generic_perform_write() calling a NULL write_begin callback from ntfs_aops_cmpr. [FIX] Treat system.dos_attrib as a low-byte DOS attribute update and preserve the existing non-DOS attribute bits in ni->std_fa. This keeps compressed and sparse state consistent with ATTR_DATA and the mapping operations while keeping the existing DOS attribute semantics intact. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001660000 probability, percentile 0.052100000 (date 2026-09-27)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 2de91ae285b0b878604d2bd83c3c395a8071e482 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 407ee19828a7d9700969ed9cc53be50d0f533619 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected be71b5cba2e6485e8959da7a9f9a44461a1bb074 b1c1101067d9536bcb0fe023b96ee2dde5535959 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.15 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1c1101067d9536bcb0fe023b96ee2dde5535959 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/407ee19828a7d9700969ed9cc53be50d0f533619 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2de91ae285b0b878604d2bd83c3c395a8071e482 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.