FKIE_CVE-2026-98139

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-25 11:17 - Updated: 2026-09-25 11:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: only count successfully cleared runs when freeing clusters ntfs_cluster_free_from_rl_nolock() adds a run's length to nr_freed whenever the error bookkeeping condition is false, which includes cases where ntfs_bitmap_clear_run() actually failed - e.g. a second run failing with the same errno as an earlier one, or any failure after a non-ENOMEM error was already recorded. Since a failed ntfs_bitmap_clear_run() rolls back its partial modifications, no bits were cleared for that run, yet its length still inflates vol->free_clusters, corrupting statfs output and the allocator's free space gate. Only count runs whose bitmap clear succeeded.
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416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb97d8828e7758b9c81277f7802e740a800f78a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be9e89ccb8e52a3e4b67feeb03ebd8133091dc7e
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nntfs: only count successfully cleared runs when freeing clusters\n\nntfs_cluster_free_from_rl_nolock() adds a run\u0027s length to nr_freed\nwhenever the error bookkeeping condition is false, which includes\ncases where ntfs_bitmap_clear_run() actually failed - e.g. a second\nrun failing with the same errno as an earlier one, or any failure\nafter a non-ENOMEM error was already recorded. Since a failed\nntfs_bitmap_clear_run() rolls back its partial modifications, no\nbits were cleared for that run, yet its length still inflates\nvol-\u003efree_clusters, corrupting statfs output and the allocator\u0027s\nfree space gate.\n\nOnly count runs whose bitmap clear succeeded."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-98139",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-25T11:17:45.383",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:45.383",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eb97d8828e7758b9c81277f7802e740a800f78a"
    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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