CVE-2026-52914

critical

Description

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdb2c96efb2baeb3725e9ce3ede8f1e36f5490f0

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f653b040dad1af70fa5cd4fe085e4758925480c9

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e910dbf509125fe51ad68e4fa74dc8ab0a8e787a

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4f3f6b818aa6a678bc54a2d4e0bece2303c6a64

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd3f16c320bfdadd4509358122368deb56a5741

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975563c5de1123dde1ec7946bf5556d20c89d74e

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb8bcb823391bd58997831b3c9c152a4ba8e255

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37be61825b15534a16ff9cfc9546de155b6df982

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-06-24

Updated: 2026-06-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00178