Bug 2516597 (CVE-2026-72234) - CVE-2026-72234 kernel: batman-adv: access unicast_ttvn skb->data only after skb realloc
Summary: CVE-2026-72234 kernel: batman-adv: access unicast_ttvn skb->data only after s...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72234
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:21 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 16:54 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:21:03 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: access unicast_ttvn skb->data only after skb realloc

The pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_get_vid() could reallocate the buffer
behind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer need to be
reassigned to avoid an use-after-free.

This was done correctly for the ethernet header but missed for the
unicast_packet pointer.


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