CVE-2026-64412
netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated
Published Jul 25, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · Linux Linux
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated We need to explicitly check the length, else we may pass non-null terminated string to request_module().
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Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated We need to explicitly check the length, else we may pass non-null terminated string to request_module().
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated We need to explicitly check the length, else we may pass non-null terminated string to request_module().
Affected
- cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
- cpe linux/linux kernel4.6
- vendor Linux Linuxversion unspecified
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-64412
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated We need to explicitly check the length, else we may pass non-null terminated string to request_module().
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-64412
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-64412
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-64412
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated We need to explicitly check the length, else we may pass non-null terminated string to request_module().
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