CVE-2025-38639netfilter: xt_nfacct: don't assume acct name is null-terminated
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_nfacct: don't assume acct name is null-terminated BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in .. lib/vsprintf.c:721 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88801eac95c8 by task syz-executor183/5851 [..] string+0x231/0x2b0 lib/vsprintf.c:721 vsnprintf+0x739/0xf00 lib/vsprintf.c:2874 [..] nfacct_mt_checkentry+0xd2/0xe0 net/netfilter/xt_nfacct.c:41 xt_check_match+0x3d1/0xab0 net/netfilter/x_tables.c:523 nfnl_acct_find_get() handles non-null input, but the error printk relied on its presence.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before 66d41268ede1e1b6e71ba28be923397ff0b2b9c3; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before e021a1eee196887536a6630c5492c23a4c78d452; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before b10cfa2de13d28ddd03210eb234422b7ec92725a; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before e18939176e657a3a20bfbed357b8c55a9f82aba3; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before 58004aa21e79addaf41667bfe65e93ec51653f18; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before 7c1ae471da69c09242834e956218ea6a42dd405a; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before 58007fc7b94fb2702000045ff401eb7f5bde7828; from ceb98d03eac5704820f2ac1f370c9ff385e3a9f5 before df13c9c6ce1d55c31d1bd49db65a7fbbd86aab13; and 1 more ranges | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 3.3 before 5.4.297; from 5.5 before 5.10.241; from 5.11 before 5.15.190; from 5.16 before 6.1.148; from 6.2 before 6.6.102; from 6.7 before 6.12.42; from 6.13 before 6.15.10; from 6.16 before 6.16.1 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66d41268ede1e1b6e71ba28be923397ff0b2b9c3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e021a1eee196887536a6630c5492c23a4c78d452patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b10cfa2de13d28ddd03210eb234422b7ec92725apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e18939176e657a3a20bfbed357b8c55a9f82aba3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58004aa21e79addaf41667bfe65e93ec51653f18patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1ae471da69c09242834e956218ea6a42dd405apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58007fc7b94fb2702000045ff401eb7f5bde7828patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df13c9c6ce1d55c31d1bd49db65a7fbbd86aab13patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf58e667af7d96c8eb9411f926a0a0955f41ce21patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlthird-party-advisory
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