CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64360

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In HFS and HFSPlus filesystems in the Linux kernel, the hfs_bnode_read function can return early without writing to the output buffer, leaving it uninitialized. Callers like hfs_bnode_read_u16 use the result unconditionally, leading to KMSAN uninit-value reports.

Risk Assessment

Use of uninitialized memory could lead to disclosure of sensitive data or unpredictable system behavior.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that zeroes the buffer at the start of hfs_bnode_read before validation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs/hfsplus: zero-initialize buffer in hfs_bnode_read hfs_bnode_read() can return early without writing to the output buffer when is_bnode_offset_valid() fails or when check_and_correct_requested_ length() corrects the length to zero. Callers such as hfs_bnode_read_ u16() and hfs_bnode_read_u8() pass stack-allocated buffers and use the result unconditionally, leading to KMSAN uninit-value reports. Rather than initializing at each individual call site, zero the buffer at the start of hfs_bnode_read() before any validation checks. This ensures all callers in both hfs and hfsplus get a deterministic zero value regardless of which early-return path is taken.

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