HIGH

CVE-2026-97437

CVSS v3

7.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.1 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-28

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read in ntfs_dir_emit() and hdr_find_e() The bounds check in ntfs_dir_emit() compares fname->name_len (a character count) against e->size (a byte count) without accounting for the 2-byte-per-character UTF-16LE encoding or the ATTR_FILE_NAME header size: if (fname->name_len + sizeof(struct NTFS_DE) > le16_to_cpu(e->size)) This computes: name_len + 16 > e_size The correct check must account for the

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Published: 2026-09-24
Last Modified: 2026-09-25

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97437?

Is CVE-2026-97437 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-97437 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.1% on 2026-09-28, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-97437?

CVE-2026-97437 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

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