Vulnerability · CVE-2026-99260
CVE-2026-99260: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags
Published Nov 3, 2026 · catalog updated Nov 3, 2026 · Linux Linux
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-99260. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.18%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- linux kernel · vendor Linux Linux
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Description =========== In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and terminated. The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2026-99260 to this issue. Affected and fixed versions =========================== Fixed in 7.2.13 with commit c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8 Fixed in 7.3 with commit 7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac Please see
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How to fix CVE-2026-99260
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-99260. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
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What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 3, 2026 · Linux Kernel CVE
Detected
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Description =========== In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and terminated. The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2026-99260 to this issue. Affected and fixed ver
Nov 3, 2026 · CVE.org
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and terminated.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-99260
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and terminated.
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-99260
30-day exploitation probability 0.18%
first.org - Linux Kernel CVEVendor advisoryCVE-2026-99260
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Description =========== In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the function skipped the resident-to-non-residen
git.kernel.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- Linux Kernel CVENov 3, 2026