---
id: CVE-2026-98133
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure

  In ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA
  flag based on ea_info_qsize
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure

  In ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA
  flag 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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure

In ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA
flag based on ea_info_qsize. When an error occurs before
ea_info_qsize is updated, NInoClearHasEA() hides existing on-disk
EAs until the inode is evicted.

Only update the flag on success.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 7.1, < 7.2.7`
- `linux_kernel = 7.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 7.2.7`