UNKNOWN NVD
CVE-2026-72227
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_t
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.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38eaed28e250895d56f4b7989bd65479a511c5c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d1a877670bc2e901241073f022ca8d1b2f85f1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f62893d135f415e7a374dd47b468ec298f7aed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b657c9653fcebca828a2ead13f444e0da68817
This unknown severity vulnerability was published on 2026-08-15 via NVD.
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