# CVE-2026-98133: ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037, fixed in 5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35c; from fc053f05ca282a5e760b41f6560ac835c4e28037, fixed in ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083
- Linux: 7.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: leave HasEA flag untouched on setxattr failure In ntfs_set_ea(), the exit path unconditionally updates the HasEA flag based on ea_info_qsize. When an error occurs before ea_info_qsize is updated, NInoClearHasEA() hides existing on-disk EAs until the inode is evicted. Only update the flag on success.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5811a08310754cbf4a1122c81d14c54b8873c35c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac727d86fb84bdc9626ba9c756c26767459f3083

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