CVE-2026-31428

Siemens ProductCERT Advisory SSA-019113

mediumEPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD __build_packet_message() manually constructs the NFULA_PAYLOAD netlink attribute using skb_put() and skb_copy_bits(), bypassing the standard nla_reserve()/nla_put() helpers. While nla_total_size(data_len) bytes are allocated (including NLA alignment padding), only data_len bytes of actual packet data are copied. The trailing nla_padlen(data_len) bytes (1-3 when data_len is not 4-byte aligned) are never initialized, leaking stale heap contents to userspace via the NFLOG netlink socket. Replace the manual attribute construction with nla_reserve(), which handles the tailroom check, header setup, and padding zeroing via __nla_reserve(). The subsequent skb_copy_bits() fills in the payload data on top of the properly initialized attribute.

Metrics

Severity
medium
no public PoC known
5.5
Source: nvd-v3
3.0 %
Low — this CVE sits in the lower 10% of all CVEs scored today.
0.1 %
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2021-09-26 00:00 UTC

Affected operating systems

  • linux

    amazon / amazon_linux

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsbionic

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsjammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsnoble

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsresolute

  • linux

    ubuntu / awsxenial

  • linux

    ubuntu / aws-6.8jammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / aws-hwexenial

  • linux

    ubuntu / azurejammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / azurenoble

  • linux

    ubuntu / azureresolute

  • linux

    ubuntu / azurexenial

  • linux

    ubuntu / azure-4.15bionic

  • linux

    suse / basesystem_module15

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux11.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux12.0

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux13.0

  • linux

    suse / development_tools_module15

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux10.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux7.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux8.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux9.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_aus8.4

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_aus8.6

Affected products

Products and version ranges extracted from the vendor/CERT advisory. A range like „<4.14.6“ implies the update recommendation „upgrade to 4.14.6 or later“.

  • arista

    cloudvision_agni2024.4.0 – 2025.2.2

  • arista

    cloudvision_portal2024.2.0 – 2026.1.0

  • arista

    velocloud_edge4.5.0 – 6.4.1

  • arista

    velocloud_gateway

  • arista

    velocloud_orchestrator

  • canonical

    ubuntu_linux

  • Citrix Systems

    Hypervisor8.2 CU1 LTSR

  • Citrix Systems

    XenServer8.4

  • Dell

    ECS3.8.1.0-3.8.1.7

  • Dell

    NetWorkerVirtual Edition

  • Dell

    NetWorkervProxy 19.13.0.3

  • Dell

    NetWorkervProxy 19.14

  • Dell

    PowerScale OneFS13.2.3

  • Dell

    PowerScale OneFSOneFS

  • Dell

    Secure Connect GatewayAppliance 5.32.00.18

  • gnupg

    libgcrypt1.11.0 – 1.11.3

  • gnupg

    libgcrypt1.12.0 – 1.12.2

  • gnupg

    libgcrypt1.8.8 – 1.10.4

  • Intel

    ProzessorCore Ultra 5

  • Intel

    ProzessorCore Ultra 7

  • Intel

    ProzessorCore Ultra 9

  • julia

    openssh_jll

  • netapp

    active_iq_unified_manager

  • netapp

    clustered_data_ontap

References & sources

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Siemens ProductCERT Advisory SSA-019113 — CVE-2026-31428 | NEOSEC Intel