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CVE-2026-43082: net: txgbe: leave space for null terminators on property_entry

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: txgbe: leave space for null terminators on property_entry Lists of struct property_entry are supposed to be terminated with an empty property, this driver currently seems to be allocating exactly the amount of entry used. Change the struct definition to leave an extra element for all property_entry.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.5 before 6.6.136; from 6.7 before 6.12.83; from 6.13 before 6.18.24; from 6.19 before 6.19.14; 7.0-rc1, 7.0-rc2, 7.0-rc3, 7.0-rc4, 7.0-rc5, 7.0-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 6.6.136

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 6.6.136. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e1d650fa4b228ef1faea8e29effe4b4861e6e4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16eb3c2f86de9a21aefe7a6386607d4cd3947a77
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a37d228799b0ec2c277459c83c814a59d310bc3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eff73e58e1f8fe991522acb863164319a7f7dd3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c09262dac565a6b831fd724b81fe4ff76f51b4

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