CVE-2026-43452
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: x_tables: guard option walkers against 1-byte tail reads When the last byte of options is a non-single-byte option kind, walkers that advance with i += op[i + 1] ? : 1 can read op[i + 1] past the end of the option area. Add an explicit i == optlen - 1 check before dereferencing op[i + 1] in xt_tcpudp and xt_dccp option walkers.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.253
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.78
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.19
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.9
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.2
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b18b8b35c7cded2d17b2b2604c9b0694ff48d1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b94f0e42ed248eb31929da84ed9f5310d7ff540
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1e1267650638136b84c23f2b31250f0ccb6823
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc18551c6169eac5ed813778d3e3e484002dbbe5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a445367a496a3c25dbc940c10c8bd1cfd4c14a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c39f84e4be1be63fc60ca7141ea7b76edcea5907
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe770220ac2dbd3e104c6b45094037455da81d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04800323336eebf441d153f43234eac9b833d36
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b18b8b35c7cded2d17b2b2604c9b0694ff48d1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b94f0e42ed248eb31929da84ed9f5310d7ff540
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1e1267650638136b84c23f2b31250f0ccb6823
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc18551c6169eac5ed813778d3e3e484002dbbe5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a445367a496a3c25dbc940c10c8bd1cfd4c14a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c39f84e4be1be63fc60ca7141ea7b76edcea5907
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe770220ac2dbd3e104c6b45094037455da81d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04800323336eebf441d153f43234eac9b833d36