CVE-2026-43190

HIGHNVD 8.28.2
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-06. NVD baseline CVSS 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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).

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

May 11, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated May 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f895191dc32c53eaf443b6443fe40945b2f92287
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6c412dcfd76b0516d51aa847d8f4c7b70381b09
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaedc0bc18be46fe7f58170e967959a932c4f824
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd5beda7e0e32865e214f28034bb92c1cecff885
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b300f726640c48c3edfe9c453334dd801f4b74e
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735ee8582da3d239eb0c7a53adca61b79fb228b3
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e13d0a37666955b6cfddc0f73cb40ed645b8a05
generic

netfilter: xt_tcpmss: check remaining length before reading optlen - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a9b32eaae792ff7d0fcac14d8920c937c0a9c3

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-372.195.1.el8_62026-06-12redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.120.1.el9_62026-06-11redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.130.1.el9_42026-06-10redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_102026-05-28redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_82026-05-28redhat
redhatkernel-0:6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_22026-05-28redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_102026-05-28redhat
linuxKernel @ 5.10.252osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43190?
CVE-2026-43190 is a high vulnerability published on May 6, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-43190 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43190 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2026, with the most recent update on May 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43190 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43190 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43190?
CVE-2026-43190 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43190?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43190, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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