# CVE-2026-97489: bfs: handle set\_blocksize failures

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-03

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 965b53ee91cfda3faf8bd0d0ffff5f70c7d1c479; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 0fe260d82555ffebfb627cd23cbb6e880399804c; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in c6d069c34d57414c039167967ef826a8516c98f3; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 8a96010d230a8c83181137d88bad4bf71d862628; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 7cc713b29eecc0189a184e82f42d174fddaa9e1e; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in ab1d6160d26e6ee8939e994999be9b45e90a42ef; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 2430e3380936df0b648af720cae624eef035a2d1
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bfs: handle set_blocksize failures bfs uses buffer_heads, which don't handle block size > PAGE_SIZE well. Without this, mounting will hit the BUG_ON(offset >= folio_size(folio)); in folio_set_bh on the first __bread_gfp call.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965b53ee91cfda3faf8bd0d0ffff5f70c7d1c479
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fe260d82555ffebfb627cd23cbb6e880399804c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6d069c34d57414c039167967ef826a8516c98f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a96010d230a8c83181137d88bad4bf71d862628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cc713b29eecc0189a184e82f42d174fddaa9e1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1d6160d26e6ee8939e994999be9b45e90a42ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2430e3380936df0b648af720cae624eef035a2d1

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