{"id":"CVE-2026-98133","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure\n\nIn ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA\nflag based on ea_info_qsize","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure\n\nIn ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA\nflag based on ea_info_qsize. When an error occur…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 7.1, < 7.2.7","linux_kernel = 7.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 7.2.7"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T18:29:31.743","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98133","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00107,"epssPercentile":0.01158,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.812Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98133","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure\n\nIn ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA\nflag based on ea_info_qsize. When an error occurs before\nea_info_qsize is updated, NInoClearHasEA() hides existing on-disk\nEAs until the inode is evicted.\n\nOnly update the flag on success.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 7.1, < 7.2.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 7.2.7`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":218241,"id":"CVE-2026-98133","ts":1791485932273,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":218240,"id":"CVE-2026-98133","ts":1791485932273,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}