# CVE-2026-43082: net: txgbe: leave space for null terminators on property_entry

> The txgbe network driver failed to allocate space for null terminators in property entries, potentially causing memory issues.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 May 2026
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-43082, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43082, GHSA-p83h-5v8g-jhp9, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43082, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43082

## What is CVE-2026-43082?

CVE-2026-43082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: txgbe: leave space for null terminators on property_entry

Lists of struct property_entry are supposed to be terminated with an
empty property, this driver currently seems to be allocating exactly the
amount of entry used.

Change the struct definition to leave an extra element for all
property_entry.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43082?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-43082?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-43082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-43082 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-43082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43082/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43082/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43082
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43082
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43082

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43082/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.