What is CVE-2026-64412?

CVE-2026-64412 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-64412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-64412?

CVE-2026-64412 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64412?

Yes, CVE-2026-64412 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-64412 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-64412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-64412

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: module names must be null-terminated We need to explicitly check the length, else we may pass non-null terminated string to request_module().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-07-25

Last modified 2026-09-08

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.6

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.261 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.212 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.96 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.39 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.4 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/084d23f818321390509e9738a0b08bbf46df6425

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ddca0f90fa3395111d078ae4399615cf3ea94aa

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13a5f532e3a4fc75c33060a026def1572c208643

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43dd2332b8a27b3ac5108791680cade654ab0f96

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5777c8f1c3610786d8482b8f620f40fccaf1542b

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-64412

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-07-25

Modified 2026-09-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-64412?

CVE-2026-64412 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and has been patched in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. CVE-2026-64412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-64412?

CVE-2026-64412 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-64412?

Yes. CVE-2026-64412 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-64412 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-64412 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.