CVE-2026-72227

CVE-2026-72227

High · published August 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

batman-adv: mcast: avoid OOB read of num_dests header

Before the access to struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_tracker's num_dests, it is

attempted to check whether enough space is actually in the network header.

But instead of using offsetofend() to check for the whole size (2) which

must be accessible, offsetof() of is called. The latter is always returning

0. The comparison with the network header length will always return that

enough data is available - even when only 1 or 0 bytes are accessible.

Instead of using offsetofend(), use the more common check for the whole

header.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00331 · 25.1th percentile
Published
2026-08-15T10:21Z
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 05:54Z
    batman-adv: mcast: avoid OOB read of num_dests header
    cvelistv5