CVE-2026-43268
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HFSPlus Special Inodes Treated as Regular Files in Linux Kernel

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-08

Assigner: kernel.org

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.
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Published
2026-05-06
Last Modified
2026-05-08
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-05-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-43268
EUVD
EUVD-2026-27663
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Showing 13 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.128 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.75 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.16 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.6 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.202 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.165 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 2.6.12.1 (inc) to 5.10.252 (exc)
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves the hfsplus filesystem where special inodes were incorrectly treated. The fix ensures that special inodes are represented as regular files (S_IFREG) to comply with the kernel's inode type requirements enforced by the commit af153bb63a33.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's hfsplus filesystem treating special inodes as regular files, which was resolved by enforcing inode types to be one of the standard types such as S_IFREG for special inodes.

The impact could potentially involve improper handling of filesystem objects, which might lead to unexpected behavior or security issues related to file access or permissions.

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