CVE-2026-46238

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

High · published May 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00412 · 34.4th percentile
Published
2026-05-28T09:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 MAY 09:41Z
    batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV
    cvelistv5