CVE-2026-43228 (GCVE-0-2026-43228)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 11:28 – Updated: 2026-05-07 17:14
VLAI?
Title
hfs: Replace BUG_ON with error handling for CNID count checks
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfs: Replace BUG_ON with error handling for CNID count checks
In a06ec283e125 next_id, folder_count, and file_count in the super block
info were expanded to 64 bits, and BUG_ONs were added to detect
overflow. This triggered an error reported by syzbot: if the MDB is
corrupted, the BUG_ON is triggered. This patch replaces this mechanism
with proper error handling and resolves the syzbot reported bug.
Singed-off-by: Jori Koolstra <jkoolstra@xs4all.nl>
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No CVSS data available.
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Impacted products
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