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    CVE-2026-43452

    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.

    Published:May 8, 2026
    Last Modified:May 21, 2026
    EPS:May 8, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00068
    CVSS Score:8.2

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    Linux
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    Linux Kernel

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