ZDI-26-696: Linux Kernel NTFS3 Journal Heap-based Buffer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability
ZDI-26-696: Linux Kernel NTFS3 journal heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-72196, CVSS 8.8) enables local arbitrary code execution.
ZDI advisory ZDI-26-696 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux Kernel NTFS3 journal handling, tracked as CVE-2026-72196 with a CVSS score of 8.8. Exploitation requires the attacker to first execute low-privileged code on the target system. Successful exploitation allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code. No in-the-wild exploitation is mentioned.