In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fat: avoid parent link count underflow in rmdir

Corrupted FAT images can leave a directory inode with an incorrect
i_nlink (e.g. 2 even though subdirectories exist). rmdir then
unconditionally calls drop_nlink(dir) and can drive i_nlink to 0,
triggering the WARN_ON in drop_nlink().

Add a sanity check in vfat_rmdir() and msdos_rmdir(): only drop the
parent link count when it is at least 3, otherwise report a filesystem
error.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4606-1 linux security update
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Thu, 28 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 27 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-191

Wed, 27 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fat: avoid parent link count underflow in rmdir Corrupted FAT images can leave a directory inode with an incorrect i_nlink (e.g. 2 even though subdirectories exist). rmdir then unconditionally calls drop_nlink(dir) and can drive i_nlink to 0, triggering the WARN_ON in drop_nlink(). Add a sanity check in vfat_rmdir() and msdos_rmdir(): only drop the parent link count when it is at least 3, otherwise report a filesystem error.
Title fat: avoid parent link count underflow in rmdir
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T12:17:30.699Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-45915

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:06.320

Modified: 2026-05-27T14:48:03.013

Link: CVE-2026-45915

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-45915 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T15:45:19Z

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