CVE-2026-52914

batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting

Published Jun 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting

batman-adv keeps a running payload length for queued fragments and uses it
to validate a fragment chain before reassembly.

That accounting currently allows the accumulated fragment length to be
truncated during updates. As a result, malformed fragment chains can
bypass the intended validation and drive reassembly with inconsistent
length state, leading to a local denial of service.

Fix the accounting by storing the accumulated length in a length-typed
field and rejecting update overflows before the existing validation logic
runs.

The fix was verified against the original reproducer and against valid
fragment reassembly paths.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4664-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4665-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4671-1 linux-6.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8566-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8568-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8569-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8576-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8593-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8576-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8575-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8603-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8610-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8618-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-2 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-3 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8620-4 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8630-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8630-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8644-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8645-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8646-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8630-3 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8656-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8644-2 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8630-4 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8663-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8664-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA BaseOS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8666-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8667-1 Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8668-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8630-5 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8666-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8644-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8666-3 Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8715-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8725-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8728-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8748-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8715-2 Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8725-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8668-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8728-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8728-3 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8911-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
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Weaknesses CWE-190
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting batman-adv keeps a running payload length for queued fragments and uses it to validate a fragment chain before reassembly. That accounting currently allows the accumulated fragment length to be truncated during updates. As a result, malformed fragment chains can bypass the intended validation and drive reassembly with inconsistent length state, leading to a local denial of service. Fix the accounting by storing the accumulated length in a length-typed field and rejecting update overflows before the existing validation logic runs. The fix was verified against the original reproducer and against valid fragment reassembly paths.
Title batman-adv: fix fragment reassembly length accounting
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 19, 2026, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026, 7:44 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 24, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 8:18 PM
Severity
Public date
Jun 24, 2026, 12:00 AM