Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31659
Published: April 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127737
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31659
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data() when processing an oversized global TT response from a remote originator. A remote attacker can advertise a large global TT to trigger a wrapped allocation and write past the end of the heap object to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31659
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2997f4bd1f982e7013709946e00be89b507693fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a359bf5c61d52e7f09754108309d637532164a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d61639bc7e963c3b645e570279d731e7c89062
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5d007e0df946bffb8542fb112e0044014a5897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c71365a2222908441b54d6f2c315e0c79fcec3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf2199171ef799ca7270019125f4a91bd20ad4d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6c1dc3c7d01a152607e6fcecee4d5288283f10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f970646b9a39539d1bac86822ac78b5915455ea9