In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: propagate reparse index insertion failure update_reparse_data() ignores the return value of set_reparse_index(). When index insertion fails, the code removes the just-written reparse data as cleanup but still returns 0, so symlink(2) (and WSL special file creation) reports success while no reparse data exists on disk. When there was no previous reparse data (oldsize == 0), the failure was likewise silently ignored. Propagate the error to the caller.

zetlyn/cve-nvd vulnerability cve CVE-2026-98141 known 2026-09-25

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98141

Properties

product

Linux

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Linux
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].product
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Linux
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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status

Undergoing Analysis

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Undergoing Analysis
Read by: field:cve.vulnStatus
Said since: 2026-10-06 11:32 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 11:32 UTC	Undergoing Analysis
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC	Awaiting Analysis
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	Received

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Linux

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Linux
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Linux
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: propagate reparse index insertion failure update_reparse_data() ignores the return value of set_reparse_index(). When index insertion fails, the code removes the just-written reparse data as cleanup but still returns 0, so symlink(2) (and WSL special file creation) reports success while no reparse data exists on disk. When there was no previous reparse data (oldsize == 0), the failure was likewise silently ignored. Propagate the error to the caller.