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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-43268

Medium
Published: May 6, 2026  ·  Modified: May 9, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
5.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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 special inodes.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A Linux kernel vulnerability in HFS+ filesystem allows special inodes to be incorrectly treated as regular files, potentially bypassing file type validation checks. This could lead to unauthorized file access or manipulation through improper inode type handling.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي هذه الثغرة على مشكلة في التحقق من نوع العقدة في نظام ملفات HFS+ بنواة Linux، حيث يتم معاملة العقد الخاصة كملفات عادية. يمكن لهذا أن يؤدي إلى تجاوز آليات الحماية المتعلقة بالتحقق من أنواع الملفات والوصول غير المصرح به.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة في نواة Linux تتعلق بنظام ملفات HFS+ تسمح بمعاملة العقد الخاصة كملفات عادية، مما قد يؤدي إلى تجاوز فحوصات التحقق من نوع الملف. هذا قد يسبب وصول غير مصرح به أو معالجة غير صحيحة للملفات.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 25, 2026 02:49
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: medium
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government telecom energy
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
5.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update the Linux kernel to the latest patched version that properly validates inode types. Ensure HFS+ filesystem drivers are current and apply security patches immediately. Monitor systems using HFS+ for suspicious file access patterns.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث نواة Linux إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح يتحقق بشكل صحيح من أنواع العقد. تأكد من أن برامج تشغيل نظام ملفات HFS+ محدثة وطبق التصحيحات الأمنية فوراً. راقب الأنظمة التي تستخدم HFS+ للكشف عن أنماط وصول ملفات مريبة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.7.1.1 A.7.1.2
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.1.1 A.9.2.1 A.9.4.1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 13 entries
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12
📊 CVSS Score
5.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score5.5
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-05-06
Source Feed nvd
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
5.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: MEDIUM
🏷️ Tags
patch-available
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