In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen
Quoting reporter:
In net/netfilter/xt_tcpmss.c (lines 53-68), the TCP option parser reads
op[i+1] directly without validating the remaining option length.
If the last byte of the option field is not EOL/NOP (0/1), the code attempts
to index op[i+1]. In the case where i + 1 == optlen, this causes an
out-of-bounds read, accessing memory past the optlen boundary
(either reading beyond the stack buffer _opt or the
following payload).
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Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 |
Thu, 07 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-130 | |
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Wed, 06 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 |
Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen Quoting reporter: In net/netfilter/xt_tcpmss.c (lines 53-68), the TCP option parser reads op[i+1] directly without validating the remaining option length. If the last byte of the option field is not EOL/NOP (0/1), the code attempts to index op[i+1]. In the case where i + 1 == optlen, this causes an out-of-bounds read, accessing memory past the optlen boundary (either reading beyond the stack buffer _opt or the following payload). | |
| Title | netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2026-05-06T11:27:59.798Z
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:59.798Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.992Z
Link: CVE-2026-43190
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:37.843
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43190
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