Improper Null Termination Affecting kernel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNEL-16409515
  • published4 May 2026
  • disclosed1 May 2026

Introduced: 1 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-43028  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-170  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 kernel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1