CVE-2026-72232
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: ensure minimal ethernet header on TX As documented in commit 8bd67ebb50c0 ("net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have at least eth header len bytes"), it is possible by for a local user with eBPF TC hook access to attach a tc filter which truncates the packet and redirects to an batadv interface. But the code assumes that at least ETH_HLEN bytes are available and thus might read outside of the available buffer. The batadv_interface_tx() must therefore always check itself if enough data is available for the ethernet header and don't rely on min_header_len.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38cd10b0aeec755d89f78722a2b83f4088ff0cb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49df66b7993c80b80c7eb9a84ba5b3410c8296a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58799078afebd5115e052bf69ad6697f9759dd6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4f521e01257387906f8b969ad3450d8208d4e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/811fea37620f2097955d95ce81cfdba03fd30f1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e16b6751a8206de0b865d99bb02771e6751d12d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbeb4145d9778f922f459935da9a027750765a69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6640923afee619d9fa82b07394dc9498e202304