High severity · published May 8, 2026
CVE-2026-43329
netfilter: flowtable: strictly check for maximum number of actions
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: flowtable: strictly check for maximum number of actions
The maximum number of flowtable hardware offload actions in IPv6 is:
* ethernet mangling (4 payload actions, 2 for each ethernet address)
* SNAT (4 payload actions)
* DNAT (4 payload actions)
* Double VLAN (4 vlan actions, 2 for popping vlan, and 2 for pushing)
for QinQ.
* Redirect (1 action)
Which makes 17, while the maximum is 16. But act_ct supports for tunnels
actions too. Note that payload action operates at 32-bit word level, so
mangling an IPv6 address takes 4 payload actions.
Update flow_action_entry_next() calls to check for the maximum number of
supported actions.
While at it, rise the maximum number of actions per flow from 16 to 24
so this works fine with IPv6 setups.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.5 before 5.15.203; 5.16 before 6.1.168; 6.2 before 6.6.134; 6.7 before 6.12.81; 6.13 before 6.18.22; 6.19 before 6.19.12; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a before ead66c77303f760f6c30be96e2e20d5a77cef614; c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a before fe9018d3e94329f1951b00805a8640bc06f56ead; c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a before 5382bb03e9c33b089d60788478b922a2dca284cc; c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a before 57c78bd2e2dd08897acd35b2bf8bcef322e36f5e; c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a before 504c9456699dcf4d15195ef34a0fa94a80bfc877; c29f74e0df7a02b8303bcdce93a7c0132d62577a before 879959a7a2be814dd57568655eafa3d8f4d0309e; +2 more · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43329
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43329
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504c9456699dcf4d15195ef34a0fa94a80bfc877
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5382bb03e9c33b089d60788478b922a2dca284cc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57c78bd2e2dd08897acd35b2bf8bcef322e36f5e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76522fcdbc3a02b568f5d957f7e66fc194abb893
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/879959a7a2be814dd57568655eafa3d8f4d0309e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ead66c77303f760f6c30be96e2e20d5a77cef614
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