# CVE-2026-53027: fs/ntfs3: fix missing run load for vcn0 in attr_data_get_block_locked()

> A missing run load in the Linux kernel NTFS3 driver causes a warning and potential crash when handling compressed or sparse attributes.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-90552, BELL-CVE-2026-53027, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53027, GHSA-mcqq-386f-gvf4, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-53027, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-53027, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-53027, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53027

## What is CVE-2026-53027?

CVE-2026-53027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

fs/ntfs3: fix missing run load for vcn0 in attr_data_get_block_locked()

When a compressed or sparse attribute has its clusters frame-aligned,
vcn is rounded down to the frame start using cmask, which can result
in vcn != vcn0. In this case, vcn and vcn0 may reside in different
attribute segments.

The code already handles the case where vcn is in a different segment
by loading its runs before allocation. However, it fails to load runs
for vcn0 when vcn0 resides in a different segment than vcn. This causes
run_lookup_entry() to return SPARSE_LCN for vcn0 since its segment was
never loaded into the in-memory run list, triggering the WARN_ON(1).

Fix this by adding a missing check for vcn0 after the existing vcn
segment check. If vcn0 falls outside the current segment range
[svcn, evcn1), find and load the attribute segment containing vcn0
before performing the run lookup.

The following scenario triggers the bug:
  attr_data_get_block_locked()
    vcn = vcn0 & cmask        <- vcn != vcn0 after frame alignment
    load runs for vcn segment <- vcn0 segment not loaded!
    attr_allocate_clusters()  <- allocation succeeds
    run_lookup_entry(vcn0)    <- vcn0 not in run -> SPARSE_LCN
    WARN_ON(1)                <- bug fires here!

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53027?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-53027?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-53027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-53027 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-53027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53027/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53027/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53027
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53027
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53027

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.