---
id: CVE-2026-90132
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ntfs: reject unprivileged writes to reserved $LX* xattrs

  Reject setxattr of the reserved $LXUID, $LXGID, $LXMOD and $LXDEV names
  from userspace unless the caller has C…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ntfs: reject unprivileged writes to reserved $LX* xattrs

  Reject setxattr of the reserved $LXUID, $LXGID, $LXMOD and $LXDEV names
  from userspace unless the caller has C…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 <
    86f46508016bc1f2bffb3a52dc2664f942fb9802
  - >-
    Linux >= fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037 <
    ea6a67ef64451d2da298f15baa35865b4bb6372a
  - Linux 7.1
published: '2026-09-17'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T18:17:43.013'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90132'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f46508016bc1f2bffb3a52dc2664f942fb9802'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6a67ef64451d2da298f15baa35865b4bb6372a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00163
epssPercentile: 0.04823
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T16:21:47.881Z'
---

## Overview

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

ntfs: reject unprivileged writes to reserved $LX* xattrs

Reject setxattr of the reserved $LXUID, $LXGID, $LXMOD and $LXDEV names
from userspace unless the caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN.

## Remediation

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