CVE-2026-72190

Technical Description

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

ntfs: fix mrec_lock ABBA deadlock in rename

ntfs_file_fsync(), ntfs_dir_fsync() and __ntfs_write_inode() lock an

inode's mrec_lock before taking the mrec_lock of its parent directory.

ntfs_rename() takes old_ni->mrec_lock and old_dir_ni->mrec_lock

before taking new_ni->mrec_lock for an existing target, or

new_dir_ni->mrec_lock for a cross-directory rename.

This can deadlock when ntfs_file_fsync() or __ntfs_write_inode() holds

the target inode, or when ntfs_dir_fsync() holds a child target

directory, while rename() holds the parent directory and waits for the

target.

Fix this by locking the existing target inode before taking any parent

directory mrec_lock. For cross-directory renames where the target parent

is a descendant of the source parent, lock the target parent before the

source parent so the directory order matches the child-to-parent order used

by ntfs_file_fsync(), ntfs_dir_fsync(), and __ntfs_write_inode(

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References