CVE-2026-52926
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: clear current gateway during teardown batadv_gw_node_free() removes the gateway list entries during mesh teardown, but it does not clear the currently selected gateway. This leaves stale gateway state behind across cleanup and can break a later mesh recreation. Clear bat_priv->gw.curr_gw before walking the gateway list so the selected gateway reference is dropped as part of teardown.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% 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: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.258
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.209
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.175
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.142
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.92
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.34
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.11
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e3a441111cd1a530cd6ee69a22f3161d80d810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30bda3ef4b0cac777f1a7c314cd08b8ff6437365
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6de089b545db013433cf934bb4e4433dec2dd65f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a1a8ed4facfe843bde6fdfcf7af0e9923eb2e17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a340a51ed801eab7bb454150c226323b865263cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f3f1ec8aad84c5dd386c430b9c61cddd85b18f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae7aeb0ce3c0ebbe357ed525779acac197a18086
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ec4c712d19141ca7bf7fbbb1d842f73abaa186
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e3a441111cd1a530cd6ee69a22f3161d80d810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30bda3ef4b0cac777f1a7c314cd08b8ff6437365
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6de089b545db013433cf934bb4e4433dec2dd65f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a1a8ed4facfe843bde6fdfcf7af0e9923eb2e17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a340a51ed801eab7bb454150c226323b865263cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f3f1ec8aad84c5dd386c430b9c61cddd85b18f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae7aeb0ce3c0ebbe357ed525779acac197a18086
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ec4c712d19141ca7bf7fbbb1d842f73abaa186