# CVE-2026-43245: ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block

CVE-2026-43245 is fixed in 41 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1702, released May 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43245
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0044
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: May 6, 2026
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43245

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  ntfs: ->d_compare() must not block  ... so don't use __getname() there.  Switch it (and ntfs_d_hash(), while we are at it) to kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_NOWAIT).  Yes, ntfs_d_hash() almost certainly can do with smaller allocations, but let ntfs folks deal with that - keep the allocation size as-is for now.  Stop abusing names_cachep in ntfs, period - various uses of that thing in there have nothing to do with pathnames; just use k[mz]alloc() and be done with that.  For now let's keep sizes as-in, but AFAICS none of the users actually want PATH_MAX.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bpftool6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | bpftool6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | bpftool6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | bpftool6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.12.92-122.166 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.18.16-18.222 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.12-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-libbpf-static amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | kernel6.18-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.94-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43245](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-43245.md) | May 15, 2026 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.19.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43245](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-43245.md) | May 15, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.92-122.166.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1894](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1894.md) | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.18 amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-perf6.18-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.16-18.222.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1702](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1702.md) | May 11, 2026 |

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