PT-2026-37608 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

CVE-2026-43268

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Published

2026-05-06

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Updated

2026-07-24

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description An issue exists in the hfsplus file system where special inodes are not correctly identified. Following a change in the virtual file system (VFS) that requires inodes to be one of several specific types (S IFDIR, S IFLNK, S IFREG, S IFCHR, S IFBLK, S IFIFO, or S IFSOCK), special inodes must be treated as regular files using S IFREG to ensure compatibility.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43268
USN-8492-1
USN-8492-2
USN-8492-3
USN-8492-4
USN-8492-5
USN-8497-1
USN-8498-1
USN-8499-1
USN-8575-1
USN-8575-2
USN-8575-3
USN-8576-1
USN-8576-2
USN-8597-1
USN-8606-1
USN-8607-1
USN-8609-1
USN-8610-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel