CVE-2026-46231
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: bla: put backbone reference on failed claim hash insert When batadv_bla_add_claim() fails to insert a new claim into the hash, it leaked a reference to the backbone_gw for which the claim was intended. Call batadv_backbone_gw_put() on the error path to release the reference and avoid leaking the backbone_gw object.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Windows Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.12.90-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7.0.9-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7.0.9-1 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0baf4b659cdc7305cf685b5a5d60f9e3816ab5d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65419eb4259a26a3cd3f56fa0e3b3c113bf8c256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cccf4eb4f96d3c3af91a00b7a9caa652439542e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9d20ee9076dac32c371116bacbe72480eb356c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd0ca034c1e71ca7613cde9dd892836b2c2831bd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46231
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46231
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2888c9a154123db0254ae4fb9bea570c7e1f2e06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c8b68a7ed667a63aa603ba4d3a7088be143007e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769f413d374ff2b6ff6d8d8c37b4c1178e6cdf14
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46231.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.