High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-46212
batman-adv: bla: prevent use-after-free when deleting claims
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
batman-adv: bla: prevent use-after-free when deleting claims
When batadv_bla_del_backbone_claims() removes all claims for a backbone, it
does this by dropping the link entry in the hash list. This list entry
itself was one of the references which need to be dropped at the same time
via batadv_claim_put().
But the batadv_claim_put() must not be done before the last access to the
claim object in this function. Otherwise the claim might be freed already
by the batadv_claim_release() function before the list entry was dropped.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.5 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.90; 6.13 before 6.18.32; +4 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
23721387c409087fd3b97e274f34d3ddc0970b74 before 1d4b241482d9025c537afb3c7c8419c72c0e0c82; 23721387c409087fd3b97e274f34d3ddc0970b74 before a1a99837bb6169cfb9187abaa2005e8f12079426; 23721387c409087fd3b97e274f34d3ddc0970b74 before b88c865dcf6e9f20bfe66a360d4b62941ef769b8; 23721387c409087fd3b97e274f34d3ddc0970b74 before 368449e467d5f1e2c2e987bf2bd57000ba75e10b; 23721387c409087fd3b97e274f34d3ddc0970b74 before 6c5dc6d68e6ba7f0224a757a39ed52fcdb54d472; 23721387c409087fd3b97e274f34d3ddc0970b74 before 00155f336a5e8b1006d2ca9ae7ad8fc4a44bb401; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46212
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46212
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00155f336a5e8b1006d2ca9ae7ad8fc4a44bb401
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cc9847c64cb6e61118bc78c9187c8209a7197fa
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d4b241482d9025c537afb3c7c8419c72c0e0c82
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/368449e467d5f1e2c2e987bf2bd57000ba75e10b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ae1709a314060a196981b344610d023ea841e57
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c5dc6d68e6ba7f0224a757a39ed52fcdb54d472
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