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.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < 673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < 73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1
c38c4597e4bf3e99860eac98211748e1ecb0e139 affected < a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.5 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.5
5.10.253 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.203 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.168 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.134 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.81 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.22 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19.12 unaffected ≤ 6.19.*
7.0 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673bbd36cba21d10a10f0932f479df7468e26fbb cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73124608172890306b85f2206d8b3cac20e324f1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a958a4f90ddd7de0800b33ca9d7b886b7d40f74e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa6cd4a8863391e0a64f62d8922cb0af732a2cf2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcac50ea0a29d430eedc5ac87b215393b567baa9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4a3abb15ca14716c6d8b9ffcbcd7c63626af4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea01c1b219f5a11c66918abaa6f052e5a74041d6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f419bdc205894750f4d3ec042bc87a1b9cde1351 cve-icon cve-icon
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Fri, 01 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title netfilter: x_tables: ensure names are nul-terminated
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-01T14:15:29.192Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.976Z

Link: CVE-2026-43028

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-01T15:16:47.297

Modified: 2026-05-01T15:24:14.893

Link: CVE-2026-43028

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