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

batman-adv: bla: reacquire gw address after skb realloc

The pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw() could reallocate
the buffer behind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer
need to be reassigned to avoid an use-after-free.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0022.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < 41819c5467b6eb8ab4567f0ac98702ce9b6abbb1
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < a9ab19fbca86b32e9a9ae9e1a63e70a7eab3400f
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < 4a6673c55752a7aa41e28f51660eb981504ca088
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < ab2bac47a02637df1128a151e81d3ec14767f4bb
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < dc16bbf53cede1baf564bf0c8a861114b64e18b3
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < e5e18886aadd3870e2d84e32a9678317fab1dd9e
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < f4fb97ecf677cd9c3aa4f3bfc6fbf5b0e4bdbbbf
9e794b6bf4a2c65d698d7433ddfabc54a5d53a88 affected < cdf3b5af2bc4431e58629e8ad2086b1e9185c761
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.12 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.12
5.10.261 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.212 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.178 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41819c5467b6eb8ab4567f0ac98702ce9b6abbb1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a6673c55752a7aa41e28f51660eb981504ca088 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9ab19fbca86b32e9a9ae9e1a63e70a7eab3400f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab2bac47a02637df1128a151e81d3ec14767f4bb cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf3b5af2bc4431e58629e8ad2086b1e9185c761 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc16bbf53cede1baf564bf0c8a861114b64e18b3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e18886aadd3870e2d84e32a9678317fab1dd9e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4fb97ecf677cd9c3aa4f3bfc6fbf5b0e4bdbbbf cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: bla: reacquire gw address after skb realloc The pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_bla_is_backbone_gw() could reallocate the buffer behind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer need to be reassigned to avoid an use-after-free.
Title batman-adv: bla: reacquire gw address after skb realloc
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:23.663Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.913Z

Link: CVE-2026-72233

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:50.253

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:50.253

Link: CVE-2026-72233

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Updated: 2026-08-15T17:15:02Z

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