ntfs: propagate reparse index insertion failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: propagate reparse index insertion failure update_reparse_data() ignores the return value of set_reparse_index(). When index insertion fails, the code removes the just-written reparse data as cleanup but still returns 0, so symlink(2) (and WSL special file creation) reports success while no reparse data exists on disk. When there was no previous reparse data (oldsize == 0), the failure was likewise silently ignored. Propagate the error to the caller.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 and later | 7.2.7, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 7.1 and later Fixed in 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.2.7, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98141
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m767-h27w-j97x
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-27 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-27 Weakness changed · NVD
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98141 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98141 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m767-h27w-j97x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98141 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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