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

ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block

... so don't use __getname() there. Switch it (and ntfs_d_hash(), while
we are at it) to kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT). Yes, ntfs_d_hash()
almost certainly can do with smaller allocations, but let ntfs folks
deal with that - keep the allocation size as-is for now.

Stop abusing names_cachep in ntfs, period - various uses of that thing
in there have nothing to do with pathnames; just use k[mz]alloc() and
be done with that. For now let's keep sizes as-in, but AFAICS none of
the users actually want PATH_MAX.

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Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block ... so don't use __getname() there. Switch it (and ntfs_d_hash(), while we are at it) to kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT). Yes, ntfs_d_hash() almost certainly can do with smaller allocations, but let ntfs folks deal with that - keep the allocation size as-is for now. Stop abusing names_cachep in ntfs, period - various uses of that thing in there have nothing to do with pathnames; just use k[mz]alloc() and be done with that. For now let's keep sizes as-in, but AFAICS none of the users actually want PATH_MAX.
Title ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:20:49.026Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-43245

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:44.997

Modified: 2026-05-11T13:34:25.543

Link: CVE-2026-43245

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43245 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-05-11T18:45:25Z