CVE-2026-52922
HIGH 7.5In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error batadv_dat_forward_data() calls pskb_copy_for_clone() to duplicate an skb for each DHT candidate, but does not check the return value before passing it to batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(). That function dereferences the skb unconditionally, so a failed allocation triggers a NULL pointer dereference. Skip forwarding to the current DHT candidate on allocation failure.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 31st percentile
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Weakness (CWE)
Not classified.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Technical & other
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bcebaedfb8479cb4affb23c7a0d000ca9a20e73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2edb8aeb3cdda9d00ec4997252dc5bcd6f54d8ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce0c381199402a2c58f4599f4f6ed100d872d0da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/866ac1d57040ed0b44ca732e3c66b3aa6b93011c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d420d9ee70a220a2cd95aa0dd2e15acad66a505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cceea8eeba710def2a5707ee00f00c74a9a1cac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf48e75fc4fe0d5cc7721c82d454221d01367b93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d8826a2d3657cea66fb0370f9e521575a673871