High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published May 1, 2026· Updated Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-43028
CVE-2026-43028
Description
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.
AI Insight
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.5,<5.10.253
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:linux/kernelpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_84&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5
>= 4.5.0, < 5.10.253+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.5.0, < 5.10.253
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.0-160000.36.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.317.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbbnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74envdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351nvdPatch
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.htmlnvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
News mentions
1- Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFPCISA ICS Advisories