Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72234
batman-adv: access unicast_ttvn skb->data only after skb realloc
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
batman-adv: access unicast_ttvn skb->data only after skb realloc
The pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_get_vid() could reallocate the buffer
behind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer need to be
reassigned to avoid an use-after-free.
This was done correctly for the ethernet header but missed for the
unicast_packet pointer.
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)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
c018ad3de61a1dc4194879a53e5559e094aa7b1a before aa9558af859934f24717d4bab97d61004f91a736; c018ad3de61a1dc4194879a53e5559e094aa7b1a before 9c2c05629e46c1fd43931506d41c56a885a98eb4; c018ad3de61a1dc4194879a53e5559e094aa7b1a before 7b162b36de750565404cd3b98315706622c6974f; c018ad3de61a1dc4194879a53e5559e094aa7b1a before ed90eb5c68420cdfe67ec1f773324198d2ef6f50; c018ad3de61a1dc4194879a53e5559e094aa7b1a before 979175834a699ccc3c4c0b0ba60ecae0f135a587; c018ad3de61a1dc4194879a53e5559e094aa7b1a before b8afcf799b2cc92c41beebd029e53ed18960184a; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72234
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72234
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7141990add3f75436f2933cb310654cad3b1e3e9
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b162b36de750565404cd3b98315706622c6974f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/979175834a699ccc3c4c0b0ba60ecae0f135a587
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a7b7248798123efbd5fafe58461d57c7cc718af
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c2c05629e46c1fd43931506d41c56a885a98eb4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9558af859934f24717d4bab97d61004f91a736
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