CVE-2026-72232

Last refreshed2026-10-17

Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-72232

Key Details

CVE	CVE-2026-72232
CVSS Score / Version	7.8 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated	2026-10-16
CVSS Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CVSS Prose	attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Affected products	Linux Kernel

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions	Patch Status
Linux	Linux Kernel

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Linux

Linux Kernel

Subsystems	OT Supporting Infrastructure
Sectors	All Sectors

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: ensure minimal ethernet header on TX

As documented in commit 8bd67ebb50c0 ("net: bridge: xmit: make sure we have

at least eth header len bytes"), it is possible by for a local user with

eBPF TC hook access to attach a tc filter which truncates the packet and

redirects to an batadv interface. But the code assumes that at least

ETH_HLEN bytes are available and thus might read outside of the available

buffer.

The batadv_interface_tx() must therefore always check itself if enough data

is available for the ethernet header and don't rely on min_header_len. (NVD)

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

Source	Reference
NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72232
CVE	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72232

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