# CVE-2026-74570: ntfs: harden runlist realloc size calculations

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 7.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: harden runlist realloc size calculations Add a shared helper to safely convert runlist element counts to byte sizes using overflow checks, and use it in both ntfs_rl_realloc() and ntfs_rl_realloc_nofail().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e7b8bf7b02a0140463fea786e5172cbdf2da2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bed376124ab4505b70083a2b91f2c7ef6d51e24

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