High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2026· Updated Jul 27, 2026
CVE-2026-63954
CVE-2026-63954
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hpfs: fix a crash if hpfs_map_dnode_bitmap fails
If hpfs_map_dnode_bitmap fails, the code would call hpfs_brelse4 on uninitialized quad buffer head, causing a crash.
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/010b08084000ef018f1a8de5197087f3b91d8cfenvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0886c6f257fe3663f80218aa1919b0f3f21bf22cnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1648a3c7f4e18f46a4881920133fc4f2494185a0nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d73a533760bc5abb83b3cc759133596f7bb708fnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f37bb30b57d6d403d02673074555bd3c3602befnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c58c55a2a16f7274772507bd1637be609351b4fnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/974820a59efde7c1a7e1260bcfe9bb81f833cc9fnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d98d8562b3284b5a5c8eb67e71b794508e46e288nvd
News mentions
2- Linux Kernel: 17 Vulnerabilities Across Subsystems Disclosed and Patched TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jul 20, 2026
- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Across Subsystems Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jul 20, 2026