What is CVE-2026-72204?

CVE-2026-72204 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability. CVE-2026-72204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-72204?

CVE-2026-72204 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72204?

Yes, CVE-2026-72204 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc1.

Is CVE-2026-72204 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-72204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-72204

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: centalize $INDEX_ROOT header validation Add a dedicated helper to perform stricter validation of $INDEX_ROOT and use it for both directory inodes and named index inodes. This keeps the root size and header geometry checks consistent across both read paths.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-08-15

Last modified 2026-08-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Fixed in 7.1.5, 7.2-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Fixed in

✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2-rc1

References

2 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72204?

CVE-2026-72204 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . CVE-2026-72204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-72204?

Yes. CVE-2026-72204 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.1.5 and 7.2-rc1.
Is CVE-2026-72204 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-72204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.