# CVE-2026-90134: ntfs: fix kmap\_local\_page() usage in compress

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 495e90fa334828d4119061e2726af51d0a0fb4ed, fixed in 950e2ecc7aec21af24b05bc661a097a81c670409; from 495e90fa334828d4119061e2726af51d0a0fb4ed, fixed in 6e03fbd5f772ad24ea64f7632e4d0d73184787ca
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: fix kmap_local_page() usage in compress Several compressed I/O paths discard the address returned by kmap_local_page() and later access or unmap the page using page_address(). This is invalid for highmem pages, and local mappings must also be unmapped using the address returned by kmap_local_page(). Map each destination page in ntfs_decompress() only while producing the current sub-block. Use memcpy_from_page(), memcpy_to_page(), and memzero_page() for the other page accesses. Remove unnecessary local mappings from ntfs_write_cb(), where pages are accessed through the vmap() mapping.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950e2ecc7aec21af24b05bc661a097a81c670409
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e03fbd5f772ad24ea64f7632e4d0d73184787ca

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