CVE-2026-97485
kernel: omfs: handle set_blocksize failures
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 24, 2026
Updated · September 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Optimized MPEG File System (OMFS) driver. The driver does not properly handle failures when configuring block sizes during file system mounting. A local attacker with the ability to mount a crafted file system image could exploit this flaw to trigger a kernel crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion