CVE-2026-43028

HIGH EPSS 2.6%
Published May 1, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 1, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: x_tables: ensure names are nul-terminated Reject names that lack a \0 character before feeding them to functions that expect c-strings. Fixes tag is the most recent commit that needs this change.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 13

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.5  –  <5.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.168
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.134
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.81
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.22
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.12
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351
    Patch