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CVE-2026-43028 HIGH

Published: 2026-05-01 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

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 Metrics

Base Score: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.2

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357b4f7c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2364a4c840> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24243dd800> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d25cf3df640> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357b4fc00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357b4f480> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2364a4f200> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357b4fbc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357ccfc80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357b4dbc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d2357b4c580> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d242456f180> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24247a19c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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