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.
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.
Published:
2026-05-06
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Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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History
Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:28:53.534Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.997Z
Link: CVE-2026-43268
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:47.930
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43268
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