CVE-2026-43114
CriticalIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry New test case fails unexpectedly when avx2 matching functions are used. The test first loads a ranomly generated pipapo set with 'ipv4 . port' key, i.e. nft -f foo. This works. Then, it reloads the set after a flush: (echo flush set t s; cat foo) | nft -f - This is expected to work, because its the same set after all and it was already loaded once. But with avx2, this fails: nft reports a clashing element. The reported clash is of following form: We successfully re-inserted a . b c . d Then we try to insert a . d avx2 finds the already existing a . d, which (due to 'flush set') is marked as invalid in the new generation. It skips the element and moves to next. Due to incorrect masking, the skip-step finds the next matching element *only considering the first field*, i.e. we return the already reinserted "a . b", even though the last field is different and the entry should not have been matched. No such error is reported for the generic c implementation (no avx2) or when the last field has to use the 'nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_slow' fallback. Bisection points to 7711f4bb4b36 ("netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix range overlap detection") but that fix merely uncovers this bug. Before this commit, the wrong element is returned, but erronously reported as a full, identical duplicate. The root-cause is too early return in the avx2 match functions. When we process the last field, we should continue to process data until the entire input size has been consumed to make sure no stale bits remain in the map.
CVSS 3.1 score
9.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.7
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.10.258,
5.15.209,
6.1.175,
6.6.136,
6.12.83,
6.18.24,
6.19.14,
7.0
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-43114 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07de44424bb7f17ef9357e8535df96d9e97c40cb
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0abbc43f71d99baadeeba6fa3fe1c80b676f57ed
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c43f0dd8691ddf8884793b481ddc7511cf593c3
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-43114?
CVE-2026-43114 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.4 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and has been patched in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. CVE-2026-43114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-43114?
CVE-2026-43114 has a CVSS score of 9.4 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-43114?
Yes — CVE-2026-43114 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-43114 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2026-43114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.