What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43268?

CVE-2026-43268 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-43268?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2026-43268. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Linux CVE-2026-43268

EUVD-2026-27663 MEDIUM

2026-05-06 Linux

GHSA-9wc3-g8j8-wv5q

Information Disclosure Linux Red Hat Suse

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SUSE

MEDIUM

qualitative

Red Hat

5.5 MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVSS changed

May 08, 2026 - 21:07 NVD

5.5 (MEDIUM)

Patch available

May 06, 2026 - 13:32 EUVD

CVE Published

May 06, 2026 - 11:28 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Analysis

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.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium

Product	Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7	Fixed

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SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.2	Fixed
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3	Fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3	Fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3	Fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3	Fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.3	Fixed
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3	Fixed
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0	Fixed
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6	Fixed
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7	Fixed
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0	Fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1	Fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2	Fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0	Fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1	Fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2	Fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.0	Fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.1	Fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.2	Fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9	Fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9	Fixed
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4	Fixed
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.3	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.4	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.4	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.5	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.5	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.6	Fixed

Linux CVE-2026-43268

Severity by source

CVSS VectorNVD

Lifecycle Timeline

DescriptionCVE.org

Analysis

Same technique Information Disclosure

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

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