# CVE-2026-99260: ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-03. Updated: 2026-11-03.

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

ntfs: fix resident conversion in ntfs_new_attr_flags

When setting sparse/compressed flags on a resident attribute, the
function skipped the resident-to-non-resident conversion and
terminated.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Linux / Linux: ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8 (affected, git); ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2; < 7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac (affected, git); ≥ 0; < 7.2.13 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: Linux
- Linux / Linux: ≥ 7.2.13; ≤ 7.2.* (unaffected, semver); ≥ 7.3; ≤ * (unaffected, original_commit_for_fix). Source: CNA: Linux

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: Not reported

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5434e86d6c5324990017ea043bc821d115132c8 (CNA: Linux)

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed0028126b5a19f278183abbae2b3166d3ca9ac (CNA: Linux)

## Provenance

- CNA: Linux: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99260; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-03

Revision: 4b1f7dbae40b3a8d58ab138061ce1443662d108c6c7da2a12c159dff4190187b

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-99260

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