CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80601

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the batman-adv gw module does not reassign the ethernet header pointer after pskb_may_pull() reallocates the buffer. This can lead to a use-after-free condition.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt kernel memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system crash.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update that fixes CVE-2026-80601.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: gw: acquire ethernet header only after skb realloc The pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_get_vid() could reallocate the buffer behind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer need to be reassigned to avoid an use-after-free.

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