CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64040

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's cachefiles subsystem, an error occurs when vfs_mkdir() fails: the error code is not extracted from the returned error pointer, causing the function to return NULL instead of a proper error pointer, which may lead to incorrect behavior.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience unexpected behavior of the cachefiles filesystem, including lack of proper error reporting, which can hinder diagnostics and lead to system instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply the Linux kernel patch that fixes the bug by extracting the error code from the error pointer when vfs_mkdir() fails.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: Fix error return when vfs_mkdir() fails When vfs_mkdir() fails, the error code is not extracted from the returned error pointer. This causes mkdir_error to be reached with ret=0, which leads to returning ERR_PTR(0) (NULL) instead of a proper error pointer. Fix this by extracting the error code from the error pointer when vfs_mkdir() fails.

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