SB2026072101 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel batman-adv

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SB2026072101 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel batman-adv

Published: July 21, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026072101
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63834)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in the batman-adv tp_meter unacked_list handling when processing crafted messages with small lengths and seqno gaps. A remote attacker can send specially crafted messages to cause a denial of service.

The issue can lead to an out-of-memory condition or excessive CPU usage from management overhead while searching the enlarged list.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References