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CVE-2026-43028

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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.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-26627

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-01

Updated: 2026-10-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00174

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