{"id":"CVE-2026-43028","title":"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 mo…","summary":"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 mo…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.5, < 5.10.253","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.203","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.168","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.134","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.81","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.22","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.12","linux_kernel = 7.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.19.12"],"published":"2026-05-01","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:19:26.070","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43028","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00132,"epssPercentile":0.02737,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.989Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-16T15:13:40.652686Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-43028","body":"## Overview\n\nIn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.5, < 5.10.253`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.203`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.168`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.134`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.81`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.22`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.12`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.19.12`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}