---
id: CVE-2026-99260
title: 'ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags

  When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the
  function skipped the resident-to-non-resident co…
severity: none
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 <
    c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8
  - >-
    Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 <
    7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac
  - Linux 7.1
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T19:13:15.077Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99260'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00177
epssPercentile: 0.07381
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.393Z'
---

## Overview

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

ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags

When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the
function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and
terminated.

## Affected

- `Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 < c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8`
- `Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 < 7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac`
- `Linux 7.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.