High
netfilter: x_tables: ensure names are nul-terminated
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.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-43028
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-43028
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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"version": "c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139",
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"versionType": "git"
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"lessThan": "ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6",
"versionType": "git"
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"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/netfilter/xt_cgroup.c",
"net/netfilter/xt_rateest.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
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"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "4.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
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"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*"
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
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"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.22",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.19.12",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.0",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/netfilter/xt_cgroup.c",
"net/netfilter/xt_rateest.c"
],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-43028
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #40006 · Revision 1
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