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