Bug 2492110 (CVE-2026-52922) - CVE-2026-52922 kernel: batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error
Summary: CVE-2026-52922 kernel: batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-52922
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 08:48 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 08:02:24 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error

batadv_dat_forward_data() calls pskb_copy_for_clone() to duplicate an skb
for each DHT candidate, but does not check the return value before passing
it to batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(). That function dereferences
the skb unconditionally, so a failed allocation triggers a NULL pointer
dereference.

Skip forwarding to the current DHT candidate on allocation failure.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-24 08:41:25 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062430-CVE-2026-52922-fa85@gregkh/T


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