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The bytes between unc_size\nand frame_size are never written. The only memset() that follows zeroes\nthe region beyond i_valid; when the frame lies entirely within the file's\nvalid size that memset() does not run, so the gap retains whatever was in\nthe just-vmapped pages. All pages are then marked uptodate and returned\nto userspace, disclosing uninitialized (recently-freed) kernel page\nmemory. A crafted compressed file whose stream decompresses to only a few\nbytes leaks the remainder of every frame on a plain read(2), which is\nenough to recover kernel pointers and defeat KASLR.\n\nZero the [unc_size, frame_size) tail immediately after a successful LZNT\ndecompress so the remainder reads back as zero.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-09-11T19:45:16.064+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T08:49:48.8+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n \"product\": \"Linux\",\n \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n \"programFiles\": [\n \"fs/ntfs3/frecord.c\"\n ],\n \"versions\": [\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"7d60a4c49af4d5cb88aa7cbf998d0408bd415055\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"cd40eee4923d104ebec9ac7513b971bc441e431d\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"77d8efd04745cda23858546afdbd9d07b591758e\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"0f699ddb290a24b37e1bc9bf1e3c9dbccf564bea\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"376ee45659a4b943df672ad275c63da00655f929\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"4a1b39b2e10eb8de86265e80cf2be4396bc1dce4\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5\",\n \"lessThan\": \"35d1ea92c7d946e2ebdbe36cdb2c969c8704bebd\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n }\n ]\n }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n \"product\": \"Linux\",\n \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n \"programFiles\": [\n \"fs/ntfs3/frecord.c\"\n ],\n \"versions\": [\n {\n \"version\": \"5.15\",\n \"status\": \"affected\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"0\",\n \"lessThan\": \"5.15\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"5.15.221\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.15.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.1.188\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.1.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.6.157\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.12.109\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.18.50\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"7.2.4\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.2.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"7.3\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n }\n ]\n }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d60a4c49af4d5cb88aa7cbf998d0408bd415055","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd40eee4923d104ebec9ac7513b971bc441e431d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d8efd04745cda23858546afdbd9d07b591758e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f699ddb290a24b37e1bc9bf1e3c9dbccf564bea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/376ee45659a4b943df672ad275c63da00655f929","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a1b39b2e10eb8de86265e80cf2be4396bc1dce4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d1ea92c7d946e2ebdbe36cdb2c969c8704bebd"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89616","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-89616","identifiers":["CVE-2026-89616"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[{"source":"cisa-kev:global","scope":"Complete CISA KEV catalog; all vendors. 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