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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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < dcac5582f90b55a267d89769073c5651990b2ec5
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 799c492a619a10322543d13e6d2a6d27335c868c
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 676bc99d0b3e356cdfec5d8204518e1aac14ec84
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < de9affb698d5034888314880736925c39d6d048e
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < d209ebaee93fc5089101d34d1b38a91d7abb03fd
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 67407d6abc9520a8a4661285b3ed294eb73ff6e7
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < 9353d4ee26dc33f6ada1646e84660f4c59189763
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected < ed8889ca21b6ab37bc1435c4009ce37a79acb9e6
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.10.252 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.202 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.165 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.128 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.75 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.16 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19.6 unaffected ≤ 6.19.*
7.0 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67407d6abc9520a8a4661285b3ed294eb73ff6e7 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676bc99d0b3e356cdfec5d8204518e1aac14ec84 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799c492a619a10322543d13e6d2a6d27335c868c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9353d4ee26dc33f6ada1646e84660f4c59189763 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d209ebaee93fc5089101d34d1b38a91d7abb03fd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcac5582f90b55a267d89769073c5651990b2ec5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9affb698d5034888314880736925c39d6d048e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8889ca21b6ab37bc1435c4009ce37a79acb9e6 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title hfsplus: pretend special inodes as regular files
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:28:53.534Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.997Z

Link: CVE-2026-43268

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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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Updated: 2026-05-06T22:15:13Z

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