CVE-2026-46233
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: bla: only purge non-released claims When batadv_bla_purge_claims() goes through the list of claims, it is only traversing the hash list with an rcu_read_lock(). Due to a potential parallel batadv_claim_put(), it can happen that it encounters a claim which was actually in the process of being released+freed by batadv_claim_release(). In this case, backbone_gw is set to NULL before the delayed RCU kfree is started. Calling batadv_bla_claim_get_backbone_gw() is then no longer allowed because it would cause a NULL-ptr derefence. To avoid this, only claims with a valid reference counter must be purged. All others are already taken care of.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
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/7b7ebb7222a5524ce58e48cc9c6d688320ea6cfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b8fbcee3184d848b5aee085ca16d0cf05c9b641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab3dbd07a809a8eb30c7ddfab9ac886ed30dce8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b65365d2b1e6095c538d49baeb140dd1c166c1b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf6b604011591865ae39ac82de8978c1120d17af
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46233
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46233
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6725c523a35eeca611ff37e7d4a8712fae92aefd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9f58d5e3261f3deeae69ec1e237f38ef3ff5cbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afb5436f6028fd68f408f189230fbaa19c910d72
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.