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CVE-2026-98133

ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure In ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA flag based on ea_info_qsize. When an error occurs before ea_info_qsize is updated, NInoClearHasEA() hides existing on-disk EAs until the inode is evicted. Only update the flag on success.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 to < 5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35caffected
  • fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 to < ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 7.1affected
  • 0 to < 7.1unaffected
  • 7.2.7 to ≤ 7.2.*unaffected
  • 7.3 to ≤ *unaffected

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