# CVE-2026-64040: cachefiles: Fix error return when vfs\_mkdir() fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 7.0.11
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 406fad7698f5bf21ab6b5ca195bf4b9e0b3990ed, fixed in 86f4c1586418d50203ee8d76cba5d7b148719a32; from 406fad7698f5bf21ab6b5ca195bf4b9e0b3990ed, fixed in 0940108d27c6995e02819ff832be11892f0b208b; from 406fad7698f5bf21ab6b5ca195bf4b9e0b3990ed, fixed in 8a220d1c312c66194f4a33dd52d1fba42bc2b341
- Linux: 6.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.15.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: Fix error return when vfs_mkdir() fails When vfs_mkdir() fails, the error code is not extracted from the returned error pointer. This causes mkdir_error to be reached with ret=0, which leads to returning ERR_PTR(0) (NULL) instead of a proper error pointer. Fix this by extracting the error code from the error pointer when vfs_mkdir() fails.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f4c1586418d50203ee8d76cba5d7b148719a32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0940108d27c6995e02819ff832be11892f0b208b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a220d1c312c66194f4a33dd52d1fba42bc2b341

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