CVE-2026-63833

ntfs3: reject direct userspace writes to reserved $LX* xattrs

CVE-2026-63833 is fixed in 56 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1969, released July 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.8
Critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: reject direct userspace writes to reserved $LX* xattrs NTFS3 uses $LXUID, $LXGID, $LXMOD and $LXDEV as internal WSL permission metadata and reloads them into i_uid, i_gid and i_mode from ntfs_get_wsl_perm(). Because the empty-prefix xattr handler also lets file owners call setxattr() on these names directly, an unprivileged writer on a writable ntfs3 mount can plant root ownership and S_ISUID on their own file and gain euid 0 after inode reload. Reject direct userspace writes to the reserved $LX* names. Internal ntfs3 metadata updates are unchanged because ntfs_save_wsl_perm() writes them via ntfs_set_ea() directly. [almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com: added an additional check for non privileged users]

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.1.177-224.371 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.95-124.187 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.38-73.137 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.177-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63833 Jul 20, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.95-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63833 Jul 20, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63833 Jul 20, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
python3-perf · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.177-224.371.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2032 Aug 3, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.95-124.187.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-2014 Aug 3, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.38-73.137.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1969 Jul 20, 2026

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