In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() This code calls hfs_bnode_put(n…

Code

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• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org

Timeline

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1. Jan 5, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() This code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then dreferences "node" on the next line. It's only safe to use "node" when we're holding a reference so flip these two lines around.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() This code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then dreferences "node" on the next line. It's only safe to use "node" when we're holding a reference so flip these two lines around.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68761

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68761

  30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68761

  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: fix potential use after free in hfs_correct_next_unused_CNID() This code calls hfs_bnode_put(node) which drops the refcount and then dreferences "node" on the next line. It's only safe to use "node" when

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org