CVE-2026-31428

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
3.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 14, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 19, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

SSA-082556

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
generic

SSA-019113

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc961dd7272b5e4a462999635e44a4770d7f2482
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9f6c51d36482805ac3ffadb9663fe775a13e926
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8365d1064ded323797c5e28e91070c52f44b76c
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f6ff3444b663d6cfa63eadd61327a18592885a
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f3e5d72455936f42709116fabeca3bb216cda62
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eff72968161fb8ddb26113344de3b92fb7d7ef5
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52025ebaa29f4eb4ed8bf92ce83a68f24ab7fdf7
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULA_PAYLOAD - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21d8efda029948d3666b0db5afcc0d36c0984aae

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-31428(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.10.253—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-07-14 13:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-31428?
CVE-2026-31428 is a medium vulnerability published on April 13, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlinklog: fix uninitialized padding leak in NFULAPAYLOAD buildpacketmessage() manually constructs the NFULA_PAYLOAD netlink attribute using skbput() and skbcopy_bits(), bypassing the standard nlareserve()/nlaput()…
When was CVE-2026-31428 disclosed?
CVE-2026-31428 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-31428 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-31428 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-31428?
CVE-2026-31428 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-31428?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-31428, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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