Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated Jun 1, 2026
CVE-2025-71289
CVE-2025-71289
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: handle attr_set_size() errors when truncating files
If attr_set_size() fails while truncating down, the error is silently ignored and the inode may be left in an inconsistent state.
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1- Patch Tuesday - May 2026Rapid7 Blog · May 13, 2026