Critical severity · published Jul 19, 2026
CVE-2026-64089
batman-adv: tt: fix negative last_changeset_len
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tt: fix negative last_changeset_len batadv_piv_tt::last_changeset_len len was declared as s16, but the field is never intended to hold a negative value. When a value greater than 32767 is assigned, it wraps to a negative signed integer. In batadv_send_my_tt_response(), last_changeset_len is temporarily widened to s32. The incorrectly negative s16 value propagates into the s32, causing batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_local_data() to allocate a full sized buffer but populates only a small portion of it with the collected changeset. All remaining bits are kept uninitialized. Using an u16 avoids this type confusion and ensures that no (negative) sign extension is performed in batadv_send_my_tt_response().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.1 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.142; 6.7 before 6.12.92; 6.13 before 6.18.34; +5 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 before 6314089acf0ddf64376fdc0b1420695504c73f52; a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 before 55dc41fe8821e9a849e147255ad572bc933a9d15; a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 before c424e8519ac78eac5d9f4eecf06208a0d619ec14; a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 before 22d59c72f4a47ffec121d0610f70d0d70c3c11c8; a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 before eb235472b52ef36981c5aad330485eaf2382c53b; a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 before 179eb62506a02d00370bd6478898cb632e10986c; +3 more · source: vendor