Bug 2516537 (CVE-2026-72230) - CVE-2026-72230 kernel: batman-adv: frag: free unfragmentable packet
Summary: CVE-2026-72230 kernel: batman-adv: frag: free unfragmentable packet
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72230
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:17 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-03 14:17 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:17:43 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: frag: free unfragmentable packet

The caller of batadv_frag_send_packet() assume that the skb provided to the
function are always consumed. But the pre-check for an empty payload or the
zero fragment size returned an error without any further actions.

A failed pre-check must use the same error handling code as the rest of the
function.


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