CVE-2026-43028

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 3.1

7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 2% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-170

Published

2026-05-01

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

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

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