SB2026052967 - Memory leak in Linux kernel batman-adv
Published: May 29, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026052967
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46231)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in batadv_bla_add_claim() when handling a failed claim hash insert. A local user can trigger an error path that leaks a reference to a backbone_gw object to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0baf4b659cdc7305cf685b5a5d60f9e3816ab5d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65419eb4259a26a3cd3f56fa0e3b3c113bf8c256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cccf4eb4f96d3c3af91a00b7a9caa652439542e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9d20ee9076dac32c371116bacbe72480eb356c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd0ca034c1e71ca7613cde9dd892836b2c2831bd