Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: handle attr_set_size() errors when truncating files If attr_set_size() fails while truncating down, the error is silently ignored and the inode may be left in an inconsistent state.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/576248a34b927e93b2fd3fff7df735ba73ad7d01 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dfea43d11513b7f2892529de55e8f0855108a2c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/20bfb08c8355b8300d2bbcaa4bbc24122a4b2d99
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a718675d6af4992e34ffe86b8f36d471a5afe0e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/92300ac7ff17cad67ff2f3fbb7003afa326134e0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d73dcd1520d65a34420761641a36b951b14c8c53
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 18 · as of 13 November 2026
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