In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: fix out-of-bounds read in decompress_lznt decompress_lznt() does not validate array index bounds before accessing the decompression table. A corrupted NTFS3 image with invalid compressed data can trigger an out-of-bounds read. Add index bounds checking to prevent the OOB access.
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CVE-2026-80598 is a high-severity out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NTFS3 filesystem driver, specifically in the decompress_lznt() function. When processing corrupted or maliciously crafted NTFS compressed data, the function fails to validate array index bounds before accessing a decompression lookup table, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary memory contents. This affects any Linux system using NTFS3 to mount NTFS partitions or images, making it relevant for enterprise environments supporting Windows-Linux interoperability, forensic analysis tools, and cloud infrastructure handling diverse filesystem formats.
While Casky currently shows zero matching skills for this specific CVE, the vulnerability pattern itself aligns with common memory safety detection principles that Claude AI's extended reasoning can identify across the 754 mapped security skills. Practitioners using Casky would typically encounter this through defensive monitoring for memory disclosure attacks (related to MITRE techniques like T1005 Data from Local System and T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access) and input validation failures. The attack signature—corrupted filesystem metadata triggering unsafe array access—represents a class of vulnerabilities detectable through code analysis for missing bounds checking, unchecked user input in kernel drivers, and unsafe decompression routines that should be added to Casky's skill mappings for comprehensive NTFS3 threat coverage.
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