Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2026-98141
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Linux — versions 7.1
- Linux Kernel — versions 7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-98141?
- CVE-2026-98141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-98141?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.