{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0a8ac0c1fa0b99a5b29002bc7f232ed7eafddef0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "b06730c6af58d3569883f8dd7c36a90aba5ecc0a"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Linux",
        "name": "Kernel"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.1.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72204.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation\n\nAdd a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and\nuse it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the\nroot size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-72204",
  "modified": "2026-08-20T03:30:13.639918785Z",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:54:01.070Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b97b302f553a480fb76d2afd53cd6c0635a9dcd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06730c6af58d3569883f8dd7c36a90aba5ecc0a"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72204.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72204"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation"
}