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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.2/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < c2a445367a496a3c25dbc940c10c8bd1cfd4c14a; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < ae1e1267650638136b84c23f2b31250f0ccb6823; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < c39f84e4be1be63fc60ca7141ea7b76edcea5907; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < 9b94f0e42ed248eb31929da84ed9f5310d7ff540; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < 5b18b8b35c7cded2d17b2b2604c9b0694ff48d1c; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < bc18551c6169eac5ed813778d3e3e484002dbbe5; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < d04800323336eebf441d153f43234eac9b833d36; >= 2e4e6a17af35be359cc8f1c924f8f198fbd478cc, < cfe770220ac2dbd3e104c6b45094037455da81d4 |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.16 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b18b8b35c7cded2d17b2b2604c9b0694ff48d1cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b94f0e42ed248eb31929da84ed9f5310d7ff540Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae1e1267650638136b84c23f2b31250f0ccb6823Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc18551c6169eac5ed813778d3e3e484002dbbe5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a445367a496a3c25dbc940c10c8bd1cfd4c14aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c39f84e4be1be63fc60ca7141ea7b76edcea5907Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe770220ac2dbd3e104c6b45094037455da81d4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d04800323336eebf441d153f43234eac9b833d36Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified