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Medium 5.5Published Jul 25, 2026

CVE-2026-64360In 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 i…

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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.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-908
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
linux linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
from 5.4.297 before 5.5; from 5.10.241 before 5.10.261; from 5.15.190 before 5.15.212; from 6.1.149 before 6.1.178; from 6.6.103 before 6.6.145; from 6.12.43 before 6.12.96; from 6.15.11 before 6.16; from 6.16.2 before 6.18.39; and 1 more ranges
NVD

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