CVE-2026-80598
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Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux Kernel NTFS3 Driver

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-80598, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-08-28

Last updated on: 2026-08-28

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read in decompress_lznt decompress_lznt() does not validate array index bounds before accessing the decompression table. A corrupted NTFS3 image with invalid compressed data can trigger an out-of-bounds read. Add index bounds checking to prevent the OOB access.

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Published
2026-08-28
Last Modified
2026-08-28
Generated
2026-08-28
EPSS Evaluated
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linux_kernel linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel *

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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