CVE 8.8 HIGH

batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV_CVE-2026-46238

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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

batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV

BAT IV keeps the last-hop neighbor address in each neigh_node, but some
paths also cache an originator pointer derived from a temporary lookup.
That pointer is not owned by the neigh_node and may no longer refer to a
live originator entry after purge handling runs.

Stop storing the auxiliary originator pointer in the BAT IV neighbor
state. When BAT IV needs the neighbor originator data, resolve it from
the stored neighbor address and drop the reference again after use.

[sven: avoid bonding logic for outgoing OGM]

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-46238
Source Linux
Published May 28, 2026 at 09:41
Modified May 30, 2026 at 10:49

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3
Affected Versions Linux Linux c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3
Linux Linux c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3
Linux Linux c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3
Linux Linux c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3
Linux Linux c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3
Linux Linux 2.6.38

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