Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46231
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132967
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46231
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46231
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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