{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-80601","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-08-26T14:34:25.771Z","datePublished":"2026-08-28T06:48:27.948Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-29T06:21:13.415Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-29T06:21:13.415Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbatman-adv: gw: acquire ethernet header only after skb realloc\n\nThe pskb_may_pull() called by batadv_get_vid() could reallocate the buffer\nbehind the skb. Variables which were pointing to the old buffer need to be\nreassigned to avoid an use-after-free."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:A - The bug is hit only in batadv_interface_tx on outgoing bat0 traffic; the highest-impact path is an unauthenticated client on the same WiFi/LAN segment bridged to a batman-adv gateway node sending a crafted VLAN-tagged DHCP packet into bat0.\nAC:L - Triggering is synchronous and attacker-controlled: a VLAN-tagged DHCP discover/request shaped to force pskb_may_pull() skb reallocation deterministically hits the stale ethhdr UAF without races or victim-specific timing.\nPR:N - No privileges on the mesh router are required when a client on a bridged WiFi/LAN port injects the malicious DHCP frame; gateway-client mode is operator configuration, not an attacker privilege.\nUI:N - Exploitation requires no victim interaction beyond normal always-on mesh bridging and DHCP forwarding; the attacker only sends a malicious frame.\nS:U - Impact is kernel memory corruption and potential privilege escalation within the same kernel/host security boundary, not a cross-boundary escape such as VM or sandbox breakout.\nC:H - This is a use-after-free read: after skb reallocation, ethhdr->h_source/h_dest dereference freed skb head memory, enabling uncontrolled kernel memory disclosure and further exploitation primitives.\nI:H - UAF on skb data can corrupt routing lookups (batadv_transtable_search) and adjacent kernel heap state, providing a standard path to controlled writes and arbitrary kernel code execution.\nA:H - Reading freed skb memory via ethhdr commonly causes kernel oops/panic on the batman-adv gateway node, yielding complete loss of mesh connectivity and host 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