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This leaks memory\nof sizeof(*hole_rl) * 2 bytes.\n\nFix this memory leak by freeing hole_rl before returning from\nthat error path, matching the later error paths in the same function."}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:09:48.392Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d7f72cb21a829682f6d8968af4fbe413789d1fd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06769b8f23b4b645b270c438649fff79768fb6fe"}],"title":"ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2026-72184","datePublished":"2026-08-15T05:53:46.650Z","dateReserved":"2026-08-09T03:40:39.910Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:09:48.392Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-08-15 06:21:36","lastModifiedDate":"2026-08-17 06:18:18","problem_types":[],"metrics":[],"configurations":[]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"72184","Ordinal":"1","Title":"ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path","CVE":"CVE-2026-72184","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"72184","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path\n\nntfs_non_resident_attr_insert_range() allocates hole_rl before mapping the\nwhole runlist. If ntfs_attr_map_whole_runlist() fails, the error path drops\nni->runlist.lock and returns without freeing hole_rl. This leaks memory\nof sizeof(*hole_rl) * 2 bytes.\n\nFix this memory leak by freeing hole_rl before returning from\nthat error path, matching the later error paths in the same function.","Type":"Description","Title":"ntfs: fix hole runlist memory leak in insert range error path"}]}}}