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CVE-2026-43028

netfilter: x_tables: ensure names are nul-terminated

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, and 2 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in 673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in 73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1; From c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 · fixed in a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e

  • Linux Linux

    4.5

  • KernelLinux

    From 4.5.0 · fixed in 5.10.253; From 5.11.0 · fixed in 5.15.203; From 5.16.0 · fixed in 6.1.168; From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.6.134; From 6.7.0 · fixed in 6.12.81; From 6.13.0 · fixed in 6.18.22; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 6.19.12

References 8

git.kernel.org