Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52914
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135458
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52914
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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 an integer overflow in the batman-adv fragment reassembly logic when processing malformed fragment chains. A local user can send malformed fragments to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52914
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37be61825b15534a16ff9cfc9546de155b6df982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb8bcb823391bd58997831b3c9c152a4ba8e255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975563c5de1123dde1ec7946bf5556d20c89d74e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd3f16c320bfdadd4509358122368deb56a5741
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f3f6b818aa6a678bc54a2d4e0bece2303c6a64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e910dbf509125fe51ad68e4fa74dc8ab0a8e787a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f653b040dad1af70fa5cd4fe085e4758925480c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdb2c96efb2baeb3725e9ce3ede8f1e36f5490f0