{"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":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 < 5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35c","Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 < ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083","Linux 7.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:44.710","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"],"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## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}