Uncontrolled Recursion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52916
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135460
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-2026-52916
CWE-ID: CWE-674
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.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in batadv_batman_skb_recv() and fragment reassembly handling in the batman-adv fragmentation component when processing nested BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted fragmented packet to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when a reassembled payload is itself another BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packet, leading to unbounded kernel stack growth until exhaustion.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52916
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c208fa3859e3a33a1c38bebc41d021166e94ac8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5418be6c2e117bf8a316582795a8e3ff90f45e5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5895ad21c7059a652da83fb817510f7a1e962abf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7138c35c9ad39a2fca6264af6b87466471f04ffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aea54d0bbe156d5ab7d00d68f66149ff41f4612a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b54e459cf86943583c1aa2ee3081874e7ab1f5f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc62216dc8e221e3781afa14430f45208bfa9af9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcda4814dc6524283c0b958882cb963d75fe411d