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CVE-2026-43268
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…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.12%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67407d6abc9520a8a4661285b3ed294eb73ff6e7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676bc99d0b3e356cdfec5d8204518e1aac14ec84Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799c492a619a10322543d13e6d2a6d27335c868cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9353d4ee26dc33f6ada1646e84660f4c59189763Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d209ebaee93fc5089101d34d1b38a91d7abb03fdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcac5582f90b55a267d89769073c5651990b2ec5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9affb698d5034888314880736925c39d6d048ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8889ca21b6ab37bc1435c4009ce37a79acb9e6Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.