High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-46238
batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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]
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 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.38 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
c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3 before 86b2b58d7c228d850c8c78e4144e6123e8ed2718; c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3 before 384e3050a42be9085d50507b4d5f8266a588d742; c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3 before 8c16c68fdbb69778f8d04f650340c3f4d1518f8e; c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3 before aafcbaf1159ea224528ca4075d0ba8c10ef374af; c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3 before 6e20700f8c524ac379ba8274ff5d453023b7c006; c6c8fea29769d998d94fcec9b9f14d4b52b349d3 before 09dc0d1a12222ffca6481916eab3cfea477b9620; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46238
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46238
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09dc0d1a12222ffca6481916eab3cfea477b9620
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/384e3050a42be9085d50507b4d5f8266a588d742
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67bceeb22207f1f5a402973a3a0809e5f2698f38
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e20700f8c524ac379ba8274ff5d453023b7c006
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86b2b58d7c228d850c8c78e4144e6123e8ed2718
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c16c68fdbb69778f8d04f650340c3f4d1518f8e
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