CVE-2026-43228

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>

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinuxa06ec283e125e334155fe13005c76c9f484ce759 < b6536c1ced315fa645576d3a39c6e07f2a472962affected
LinuxLinuxa06ec283e125e334155fe13005c76c9f484ce759 < b226804532a875c10276168dc55ce752944096bdaffected
LinuxLinux6.18affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.18unaffected
LinuxLinux6.19.6 <= 6.19.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.0 <= *unaffected

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