What is CVE-2026-98133?

CVE-2026-98133 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 7.1 onward and patched in 7.2.7 and 7.3-rc2. CVE-2026-98133 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-98133?

CVE-2026-98133 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98133?

Yes, CVE-2026-98133 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.2.7 and 7.3-rc2. If you are running Linux kernel 7.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-98133 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-98133 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-98133

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-25

Last modified 2026-09-30

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 7.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 7.2.7, 7.3-rc2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 7.1

Fixed in

✓ 7.2.7 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc2

References

2 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-98133?

CVE-2026-98133 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 7.1 onward and has been patched in 7.2.7 and 7.3-rc2. CVE-2026-98133 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-98133?

Yes. CVE-2026-98133 has been patched. Fixed versions include 7.2.7 and 7.3-rc2. If you are running Linux kernel 7.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-98133 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-98133 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.