Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [7.1,7.2.13)
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- published29 Oct 2026
- disclosed28 Oct 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 28 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-99107 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 7.2.13 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast in the ntfs_new_attr_flags process. An attacker can cause incorrect memory operations by triggering the use of an incorrect MFT record pointer during attribute resizing.
Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst