CVE-2026-43164: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-vq8h-ghh5-4h7f
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CVSS 7.5
CWE-476
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-43164 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2026-43164 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-43164
GHSA Identifier GHSA-vq8h-ghh5-4h7f
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.5
CWE Classification CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.5

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2026-43164

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-43164, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference, where the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udplite: Fix null-ptr-deref in __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb(). syzbot reported null-ptr-deref of udp_sk(sk)->udp_prod_queue. [0] Since the cited commit, udp_lib_init_sock() can fail, as can udp_init_sock() and udpv6_init_sock(). Let's handle the error in udplite_sk_init() and udplitev6_sk_init(). [0]: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:82 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:32 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb+0x151/0x1480 net/ipv4/udp.c:1719 Read of size 4 at addr 0000000000000008 by task syz.2.18/2944 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2944 Comm: syz.2.18 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPTLAZY Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 kasan_report+0xa2/0xe0 mm/kasan/report.c:595 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x264/0x2c0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200 instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:82 [inline] atomic_read include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:32 [inline] __udp_enqueue_schedule_skb+0x151/0x1480 net/ipv4/udp.c:1719 __udpv6_queue_rcv_skb net/ipv6/udp.c:795 [inline] udpv6_queue_rcv_one_skb+0xa2e/0x1ad0 net/ipv6/udp.c:906 udp6_unicast_rcv_skb+0x227/0x380 net/ipv6/udp.c:1064 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xe17/0x1540 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:438 ip6_input_finish+0x191/0x350 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:489 NF_HOOK+0x354/0x3f0 include/linux/netfilter.h:318 ip6_input+0x16c/0x2b0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:500 NF_HOOK+0x354/0x3f0 include/linux/netfilter.h:318 __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:6149 [inline] __netif_receive_skb+0xd3/0x370 net/core/dev.c:6262 process_backlog+0x4d6/0x1160 net/core/dev.c:6614 __napi_poll+0xae/0x320 net/core/dev.c:7678 napi_poll net/core/dev.c:7741 [inline] net_rx_action+0x60d/0xdc0 net/core/dev.c:7893 handle_softirqs+0x209/0x8d0 kernel/softirq.c:622 do_softirq+0x52/0x90 kernel/softirq.c:523 </IRQ> <TASK> __local_bh_enable_ip+0xe7/0x120 kernel/softirq.c:450 local_bh_enable include/linux/bottom_half.h:33 [inline] rcu_read_unlock_bh include/linux/rcupdate.h:924 [inline] __dev_queue_xmit+0x109c/0x2dc0 net/core/dev.c:4856 __ip6_finish_output net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:-1 [inline] ip6_finish_output+0x158/0x4e0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:219 NF_HOOK_COND include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] ip6_output+0x342/0x580 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:246 ip6_send_skb+0x1d7/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1984 udp_v6_send_skb+0x9a5/0x1770 net/ipv6/udp.c:1442 udp_v6_push_pending_frames+0xa2/0x140 net/ipv6/udp.c:1469 udpv6_sendmsg+0xfe0/0x2830 net/ipv6/udp.c:1759 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0xe5/0x270 net/socket.c:742 __sys_sendto+0x3eb/0x580 net/socket.c:2206 __do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2213 [inline] __se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2209 [inline] __x64_sys_sendto+0xde/0x100 net/socket.c:2209 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xd2/0xf20 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7f67b4d9c629 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f67b5c98028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f67b5015fa0 RCX: 00007f67b4d9c629 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007f67b4e32b39 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000040000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f67b5016038 R14: 00007f67b5015fa0 R15: 00007ffe3cb66dd8 </TASK>

References

NVD — CVE-2026-43164 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43164
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f13fa087e... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f13fa087ead642ea1eb5fdb6eb092c913ef06b7
git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c7ca2b4... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/470c7ca2b4c3e3a51feeb952b7f97a775b5c49cd
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f27030ac5b... WEB
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f27030ac5bef47d997cfac05a3d188aa69f4df7f

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-43164?
CVE-2026-43164 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2026-43164?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43164?
CVE-2026-43164 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-43164?
CVE-2026-43164 is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference (The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-43164?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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