CVE-2026-43268
hfsplus: pretend special inodes as regular files
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: pretend special inodes as regular files Since commit af153bb63a33 ("vfs: catch invalid modes in may_open()") requires any inode be one of S_IFDIR/S_IFLNK/S_IFREG/S_IFCHR/S_IFBLK/ S_IFIFO/S_IFSOCK type, use S_IFREG for special inodes.
INFO
Published Date :
May 6, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 8, 2026, 9:02 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel.
- Apply commit af153bb63a33.
- Ensure special inodes are treated as regular files.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.128 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.75 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 up to (excluding) 6.18.16 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.19 up to (excluding) 6.19.6 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.202 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.165 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.12.1 up to (excluding) 5.10.252 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67407d6abc9520a8a4661285b3ed294eb73ff6e7 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676bc99d0b3e356cdfec5d8204518e1aac14ec84 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799c492a619a10322543d13e6d2a6d27335c868c Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9353d4ee26dc33f6ada1646e84660f4c59189763 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d209ebaee93fc5089101d34d1b38a91d7abb03fd Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcac5582f90b55a267d89769073c5651990b2ec5 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9affb698d5034888314880736925c39d6d048e Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8889ca21b6ab37bc1435c4009ce37a79acb9e6 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: pretend special inodes as regular files Since commit af153bb63a33 ("vfs: catch invalid modes in may_open()") requires any inode be one of S_IFDIR/S_IFLNK/S_IFREG/S_IFCHR/S_IFBLK/ S_IFIFO/S_IFSOCK type, use S_IFREG for special inodes. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67407d6abc9520a8a4661285b3ed294eb73ff6e7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676bc99d0b3e356cdfec5d8204518e1aac14ec84 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799c492a619a10322543d13e6d2a6d27335c868c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9353d4ee26dc33f6ada1646e84660f4c59189763 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d209ebaee93fc5089101d34d1b38a91d7abb03fd Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcac5582f90b55a267d89769073c5651990b2ec5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9affb698d5034888314880736925c39d6d048e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8889ca21b6ab37bc1435c4009ce37a79acb9e6