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.
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.
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Sat, 09 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-193 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 08 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 |
Fri, 08 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | netfilter: x_tables: guard option walkers against 1-byte tail reads | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-08T14:22:17.361Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:56.010Z
Link: CVE-2026-43452
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-08T15:16:57.900
Modified: 2026-05-08T15:16:57.900
Link: CVE-2026-43452
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-08T20:45:16Z