Answer in brief
CVE-2026-89616 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fs/ntfs3: fix info-leak on partial LZNT decompress in ni_read_frame(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 <0f699ddb290a24b37e1bc9bf1e3c9dbccf564bea || >=4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 <376ee45659a4b943df672ad275c63da00655f929 || >=4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 <4a1b39b2e10eb8de86265e80cf2be4396bc1dce4 || >=4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 <35d1ea92c7d946e2ebdbe36cdb2c969c8704bebd | 0f699ddb290a24b37e1bc9bf1e3c9dbccf564bea, 376ee45659a4b943df672ad275c63da00655f929, 4a1b39b2e10eb8de86265e80cf2be4396bc1dce4, 35d1ea92c7d946e2ebdbe36cdb2c969c8704bebd |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 11, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: fix info-leak on partial LZNT decompress in ni_read_frame() ni_read_frame() decompresses an LZNT $DATA frame into the vmapped target pages and then trusts decompress_lznt()'s return value: unc_size = decompress_lznt(frame_ondisk, ondisk_size, frame_mem, frame_size); if ((ssize_t)unc_size < 0) err = unc_size; else if (!unc_size || unc_size > frame_size) err = -EINVAL; decompress_lznt() stops as soon as the compressed stream is exhausted (e.g. a zero chunk header) and returns the number of bytes it actually wrote, which may be far less than frame_size. The bytes between unc_size and frame_size are never written. The only memset() that follows zeroes the region beyond i_valid; when the frame lies entirely within the file's valid size that memset() does not run, so the gap retains whatever was in the just-vmapped pages. All pages are then marked uptodate and returned to userspace, disclosing uninitialized (recently-freed) kernel page memory. A crafted compressed file whose stream decompresses to only a few bytes leaks the remainder of every frame on a plain read(2), which is enough to recover kernel pointers and defeat KASLR. Zero the [unc_size, frame_size) tail immediately after a successful LZNT decompress so the remainder reads back as zero.
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