SB20260113119 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel hfsplus
Published: January 13, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260113119
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68767)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the hfsplus_get_perms() and hfsplus_cat_read_inode() functions in fs/hfsplus/inode.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001f44982587ad462b3002ee40c75e8df67d597d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/005d4b0d33f6b4a23d382b7930f7a96b95b01f39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ec9af3cc430683c97f76027e1c55ac6fd25c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f114bffa36ce56d0e1f60a0a44fc09baaefc79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edfb2e602b5ba5ca6bf31cbac20b366efb72b156