Bug 2492100 (CVE-2026-52914) - CVE-2026-52914 kernel: batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting
Summary: CVE-2026-52914 kernel: batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-52914
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-24 08:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-24 13:28 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 08:02:01 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting

batman-adv keeps a running payload length for queued fragments and uses it
to validate a fragment chain before reassembly.

That accounting currently allows the accumulated fragment length to be
truncated during updates. As a result, malformed fragment chains can
bypass the intended validation and drive reassembly with inconsistent
length state, leading to a local denial of service.

Fix the accounting by storing the accumulated length in a length-typed
field and rejecting update overflows before the existing validation logic
runs.

The fix was verified against the original reproducer and against valid
fragment reassembly paths.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-24 13:04:49 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062428-CVE-2026-52914-f89a@gregkh/T


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