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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0010 0.8 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 6251f0b0de7d645e3591931ca4c11d8322c1866f – — Linux 7.1 – 7.2.7
TIMELINE Sep 25 Reserved by Linux Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux) Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98138 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: do not mark the volume clean in sync_fs when errors were recorded ntfs_put_super() and the remount-read-only path both clear the dirty bit only when NVolErrors(vol) is false. ntfs_sync_fs() clears it unconditionally, so any sync() on a volume that recorded an error marks that volume clean. A volume without this set is then seen as not needing recovery and it does not run one, so whatever went wrong is never repaired. This change skips resetting the dirty bit when there are volume errors. Reproduced on a volume whose $MFTMirr does not match $MFT, which sets the error flag while leaving the mount read-write: after a write and a sync, the on-disk volume flags read 0x0000 with this driver and 0x0001 with the guard in place.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98138 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-98138 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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