CVE 7.5 HIGH

batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error_CVE-2026-52922

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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

batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error

batadv_dat_forward_data() calls pskb_copy_for_clone() to duplicate an skb
for each DHT candidate, but does not check the return value before passing
it to batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(). That function dereferences
the skb unconditionally, so a failed allocation triggers a NULL pointer
dereference.

Skip forwarding to the current DHT candidate on allocation failure.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-52922
Source Linux
Published Jun 24, 2026 at 07:14
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:36

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Affected Versions Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 785ea1144182c341b8b85b0f8180291839d176a8
Linux Linux 3.8

References

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