CVE-2026-43268
MediumSummary
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved that allowed special inodes to be treated as regular files. The change introduced in commit af153bb63a33 requires any inode to be one of the specified types.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to data or file manipulation within the system. It may impact the integrity and security of the operating system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability. Additionally, systems should be monitored for unauthorized changes to files.
Original NVD description (English source)
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 spe