CVE-2026-43028 Affecting linux-6.1 package, versions <6.1.170-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LINUX61-16399134
  • published4 May 2026
  • disclosed1 May 2026

Introduced: 1 May 2026

CVE-2026-43028  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 linux-6.1 to version 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.1 package and not the linux-6.1 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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