CVE-2026-46198
batman-adv: fix integer overflow on buff_pos
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
28 May 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
batman-adv: fix integer overflow on buff_pos
Fixing an integer overflow present in batadv_iv_ogm_send_to_if. The size
check is done using the int type in batadv_iv_ogm_aggr_packet whereas the
buff_pos variable uses the s16 type. This could lead to an out-of-bound
read.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0799e5943611006b346b8813c7daf7dd5aa26bfdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10bb1f366d884d506c38a947b43026a75d1afe9ahttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/867cd090760e8f5cd206f387b47ff9c56fac04e9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96c9c0ed9a9579a9085765aceaa4556a6666eb82https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974542d1efc48b7e9fe16184e647615cba39969bhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b252797bfced986d6d92ec2f4cfcca842ce8aa78https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf872db54f91ffe70104b98c20068b2d5910e018https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f61499359fa529f0d45a53bf7c573a49eb6322e6