CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64090

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the batman-adv module where empty VLAN responses could be sent in the Translation Table (TT) protocol. The fix extends previous protections against TT request storms to also prevent sending inconsistent TT entries for replies from the global TT state.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this flaw to generate unnecessary network traffic or destabilize the mesh network, potentially leading to denial of service (DoS) or network disruptions.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit 16116dac2339 plus additional safeguards for global TT state). Monitor your distribution for the availability of the patch.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tt: avoid empty VLAN responses The commit 16116dac2339 ("batman-adv: prevent TT request storms by not sending inconsistent TT TLVLs") added checks to the local (direct) TT response code. But the response can also be done indirectly by another node using the global TT state. To avoid such inconsistency states reported in the original fix, also avoid sending empty VLANs for replies from the global TT state.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS