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CVE-2026-97486: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hpfs: handle set_blocksize failures hpfs uses buffer_heads, which don'

CVE-2026-97486 · Severity: info · Published 2026-09-24

Executive brief

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hpfs: handle set_blocksize failures

hpfs uses buffer_heads, which don't handle block size > PAGE_SIZE well. Without this, mounting will hit the

BUG_ON(offset >= folio_size(folio));

in folio_set_bh on the first __bread_gfp call.