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CVE-2026-72227

UNKNOWN 0.0

batman-adv: mcast: avoid OOB read of num_dests header

CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: mcast: avoid OOB read of num_dests header Before the access to struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_tracker's num_dests, it is attempted to check whether enough space is actually in the network header. But instead of using offsetofend() to check for the whole size (2) which must be accessible, offsetof() of is called. The latter is always returning 0. The comparison with the network header length will always return that enough data is available - even when only 1 or 0 bytes are accessible. Instead of using offsetofend(), use the more common check for the whole header.

Vendor linux
Product linux
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Published Aug 15, 2026
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 < 80f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed 07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 < d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817 07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 < 7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c 07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 < 38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3
Linux / Linux
6.8

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3