Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43441)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-43441). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: bonding: Fix nd_tbl NULL dereference when IPv6 is disabled
When booting with the 'ipv6.disable=1' parameter, the nd_tbl is never
initialized because inet6_init() exits before ndisc_init() is called
which initializes it. If bonding ARP/NS validation is enabled, an IPv6
NS/NA packet received on a slave can reach bond_validate_na(), which
calls bond_has_this_ip6(). That path calls ipv6_chk_addr() and can
crash in __ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags().
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000005d8
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
RIP: 0010:__ipv6_chk_addr_and_flags+0x69/0x170
Call Trace:
ipv6_chk_addr+0x1f/0x30
bond_validate_na+0x12e/0x1d0 [bonding]
? __pfx_bond_handle_frame+0x10/0x10 [bonding]
bond_rcv_validate+0x1a0/0x450 [bonding]
bond_handle_frame+0x5e/0x290 [bonding]
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0x3e8/0xe50
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? update_cfs_rq_load_avg+0x1a/0x240
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __enqueue_entity+0x5e/0x240
__netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x39/0xa0
process_backlog+0x9c/0x150
__napi_poll+0x30/0x200
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
net_rx_action+0x338/0x3b0
handle_softirqs+0xc9/0x2a0
do_softirq+0x42/0x60
__local_bh_enable_ip+0x62/0x70
__dev_queue_xmit+0x2d3/0x1000
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? packet_par…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-43441 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-43441" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43441 (Linux kernel) — CWE-476 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-476) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-43441 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.167-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43441 linux Fixed in: 6.1.170-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43441 linux
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com