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CVE-2026-63954

High 7.8

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hpfs: fix a crash if hpfs_map_dnode_bitmap fails If hpfs_map_dnode_bitmap fails, the code would call hpfs_brelse4 on uninitialized quad buffer head, causing a crash.

Affected products

linux: linux kernel

References8

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGH Score source: CNA CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
0% percentile: 6 · as of 14 November 2026

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