CVE-2026-64096
HIGH
8.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
batman-adv: mcast: fix use-after-free in orig_node RCU release
batadv_mcast_purge_orig() removes entries from RCU-protected hlists but
does not wait for an RCU grace period before returning. Concurrent RCU
readers may still accesses references to those entries at the point of
removal. RCU-protected readers trying to operate on entries like
orig->mcast_want_all_ipv6_node will then access already freed memory.
Fix this by moving batadv_mcast_purge_orig() to batadv_orig_node_release(),
just before the call_rcu() invocation. This ensures RCU readers that were
active at purge time have drained before the orig_node memory is reclaimed.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | ab49886e3da73b6b35ece21006e191910427bb30 < ff3a4487ead475e27b43280b8ee3d8464fe280e1, ab49886e3da73b6b35ece21006e191910427bb30 < 78a63fb2f7d5630d1c1f2859a20d4e4226863b41, ab49886e3da73b6b35ece21006e191910427bb30 < ced48f55bac73f0822eae90509e51b42b4f646c8, ab49886e3da73b6b35ece21006e191910427bb30 < 70bcb678561f0fb58f33270fc73f12f3be72b878 … |
| Linux | Linux | — | 3.15, 0 < 3.15, 5.10.258 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.209 ≤ 5.15.* … |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff3a4487ead475e27b43280b8ee3d8464fe280e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a63fb2f7d5630d1c1f2859a20d4e4226863b41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced48f55bac73f0822eae90509e51b42b4f646c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70bcb678561f0fb58f33270fc73f12f3be72b878
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aef897c9d2dd0d9339167fb82b62beff68d076cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a3707653ab658e082ccd992e92594e01b09a3fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edfb1e094104a50f931553dc82ac59246569fd32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20c2d6a20ca936f5aaa6dd40f73f262ac45c87cc