In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
affs: handle set_blocksize failures
affs uses buffer_heads, which don't handle block size > PAGE_SIZE well.
Without this, mounting we will hit the
BUG_ON(offset >= folio_size(folio));
in folio_set_bh on the first __bread_gfp call.
CVE-2026-97490
NONE
EPSS 0.17%
Updated Sep 28, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0861182af5983a39bd2a891966436c5679b74a45
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb45146a661934ef801f8fc62f88cdbcf6584ed1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01af5aa641039e000af855f448475316f0550fc
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2026-97490
Published Date
Sep 24, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.17%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
5.2th percentile (higher than 5.2% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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