{"cve":"CVE-2026-43028","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-01T15:16:47.297","modified":"2026-10-19T20:18:01.060","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: x_tables: ensure names are nul-terminated\n\nReject names that lack a \\0 character before feeding them\nto functions that expect c-strings.\n\nFixes tag is the most recent commit that needs this change.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-170"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43028","score":0.00132,"percentile":0.02733,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}