# CVE-2026-43228: hfs: Replace BUG\_ON with error handling for CNID count checks

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 6.19.6
- Published: 2026-05-06 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from a06ec283e125e334155fe13005c76c9f484ce759, fixed in 559f856b109c45844816a1693e259f93d3556c61; from a06ec283e125e334155fe13005c76c9f484ce759, fixed in b6536c1ced315fa645576d3a39c6e07f2a472962; from a06ec283e125e334155fe13005c76c9f484ce759, fixed in b226804532a875c10276168dc55ce752944096bd
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: Replace BUG_ON with error handling for CNID count checks In a06ec283e125 next_id, folder_count, and file_count in the super block info were expanded to 64 bits, and BUG_ONs were added to detect overflow. This triggered an error reported by syzbot: if the MDB is corrupted, the BUG_ON is triggered. This patch replaces this mechanism with proper error handling and resolves the syzbot reported bug. Singed-off-by: Jori Koolstra <jkoolstra@xs4all.nl>

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/559f856b109c45844816a1693e259f93d3556c61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6536c1ced315fa645576d3a39c6e07f2a472962
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b226804532a875c10276168dc55ce752944096bd

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