CVE-2026-52931batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars batadv_tp_recv_ack() and batadv_tp_stop() are only valid for tp_vars in the BATADV_TP_SENDER role. When called with a BATADV_TP_RECEIVER role, it proceeds to read sender-only members that were never initialized, leading to undefined behavior. This can be triggered when a node that is currently acting as a receiver in an ongoing tp_meter session receives a malicious ACK packet. Guard against this by checking tp_vars->role immediately after the lookup and bailing out if it is not BATADV_TP_SENDER, before any of those members are accessed.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e builds before 0e388af04b3958b178a1b979527f93eb46ea1fee; 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e builds before 1a21c055f66e78973712a4a1be2a554f1ee2e4f4; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e before 9884c9c02d3c90e9215db3c5128f59045d20ae91; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e before 53f931e0146ae5bdab4cba302646827d06b3794b; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e before ecdaa3e4d91040206afe21bc8a0d1198a0971ff3; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e before dc2ae5fbd2dadc26735092f140b246841d969a11; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e before 85397e48afe6be83ffca5ad3f4792296bfc81d3d; 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e builds before 6c65cf23d4c6170fcf5714c32aa64689718cb142 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.8 before 5.10.258; from 5.11 before 5.15.209; from 5.16 before 6.1.175; from 6.2 before 6.6.142; from 6.7 before 6.12.92; from 6.13 before 6.18.34; from 6.19 before 7.0.11; 7.1; and 3 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e388af04b3958b178a1b979527f93eb46ea1feepatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a21c055f66e78973712a4a1be2a554f1ee2e4f4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9884c9c02d3c90e9215db3c5128f59045d20ae91patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f931e0146ae5bdab4cba302646827d06b3794bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecdaa3e4d91040206afe21bc8a0d1198a0971ff3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2ae5fbd2dadc26735092f140b246841d969a11patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85397e48afe6be83ffca5ad3f4792296bfc81d3dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c65cf23d4c6170fcf5714c32aa64689718cb142patch
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