CVE-2026-31659
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: reject oversized global TT response buffers batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data() builds the allocation length for a global TT response in 16-bit temporaries. When a remote originator advertises a large enough global TT, the TT payload length plus the VLAN header offset can exceed 65535 and wrap before kmalloc(). The full-table response path still uses the original TT payload length when it fills tt_change, so the wrapped allocation is too small and batadv_tt_prepare_tvlv_global_data() writes past the end of the heap object before the later packet-size check runs. Fix this by rejecting TT responses whose TVLV value length cannot fit in the 16-bit TVLV payload length field.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-190 · Integer overflow
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.253
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.169
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.135
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.82
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.23
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.13
- Linux Kernel 3.13
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2997f4bd1f982e7013709946e00be89b507693fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a359bf5c61d52e7f09754108309d637532164a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d61639bc7e963c3b645e570279d731e7c89062
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5d007e0df946bffb8542fb112e0044014a5897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c71365a2222908441b54d6f2c315e0c79fcec3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf2199171ef799ca7270019125f4a91bd20ad4d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6c1dc3c7d01a152607e6fcecee4d5288283f10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f970646b9a39539d1bac86822ac78b5915455ea9
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2997f4bd1f982e7013709946e00be89b507693fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a359bf5c61d52e7f09754108309d637532164a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d61639bc7e963c3b645e570279d731e7c89062
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5d007e0df946bffb8542fb112e0044014a5897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95c71365a2222908441b54d6f2c315e0c79fcec3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf2199171ef799ca7270019125f4a91bd20ad4d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6c1dc3c7d01a152607e6fcecee4d5288283f10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f970646b9a39539d1bac86822ac78b5915455ea9