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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 0x702bde494a00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc454580> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc4542c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdd4320c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc456240> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc4578c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702b806137c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc454300> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc457a40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc4565c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc454d40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdd673280> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bdc4574c0> 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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