CVE-2026-43028CWE-170

CVE-2026-43028

High · published May 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00174 · 6.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-170 · Improper Null Termination
Published
2026-05-01T19:16Z
Affected products (13)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.5, < 5.10.2535.10.253
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.2035.15.203
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.1686.1.168
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.1346.6.134
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.816.12.81
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.18.226.18.22
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 6.19.126.19.12
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References (11)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 MAY 14:15Z
    netfilter: x_tables: ensure names are nul-terminated
    cvelistv5