CVE-2026-72227

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedAug 15, 2026
First seenAug 15, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • Linux Linux80f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed, d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817, 7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c, 38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 ≤ v < 80f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed, 07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 ≤ v < d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817, 07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 ≤ v < 7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c, 07afe1ba288c04280622fa002ed385f1ac0b6fe6 ≤ v < 38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3, 6.880f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed, d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817, 7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c, 38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3

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