CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64094

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's batman-adv (BLA) module, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found. It occurs when a hard interface (hardif) is detached from a mesh interface (meshif) without holding rtnl_lock, causing the meshif pointer to become NULL. Subsequent operations, such as sending an ARP request, trigger the flaw.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a kernel panic or denial of service (DoS) on systems using the Batman-adv protocol for mesh networking.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit addressing the issue). Before updating, avoid dynamic reconfiguration of mesh interfaces in production environments.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: bla: avoid NULL-ptr deref for claim via dropped interface Without rtnl_lock held, a hardif might be retrieved as primary interface of a meshif, but then (while operating on this interface) getting decoupled from the mesh interface. In this case, the meshif still exists but the pointer from the primary hardif to the meshif is set to NULL. The mesh_iface must be checked first to be non-NULL before continuing to send an ARP request using meshif.

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