CVE-2026-52934 — batman-adv: tvlv: reject oversized TVLV packets
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tvlv: reject oversized TVLV packets batadv_tvlv_container_ogm_append() builds a TVLV packet section from the tvlv.container_list. The total size of this section is computed by batadv_tvlv_container_list_size(), which sums the sizes of all registered containers. The return type and accumulator in batadv_tvlv_container_list_size() were u16. If the accumulated size exceeds U16_MAX, the value wraps around, causing the subsequent allocation in batadv_tvlv_container_ogm_append() to be undersized. The memcpy-style copy that follows would then write beyond the end of the allocated buffer, corrupting kernel memory. Fix this by widening the return type of batadv_tvlv_container_list_size() to size_t. In batadv_tvlv_container_ogm_append(), check the computed length against U16_MAX before proceeding, and bail out as if the allocation had failed when the limit is exceeded.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
version 3.13≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < f50487e3566358b2b982b7801945e858c78ad9ab≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < 94a3d72cd9b21116d7c6d5bdc57c11401fc28557≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < ede47988ac5687793745b17c1634a496a2299919≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < 94db72e9dac202e017ee3db22c59d17e4f3bf171≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < 13493b00dd1e05a705981e052158652ea23eb482≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < 6448a49344e87487b61bd88cb850cd694a0f576d≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < 1595628a2f877d052eda18865ccf539392c47c04 and 1 more≥ ef26157747d42254453f6b3ac2bd8bd3c53339c3 and < c02aa6c0c9d1bea9bb75dea362b75ad225137bae |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
version 7.1-rc4≥ 3.13 and < 5.10.259version 7.1-rc3version 7.1-rc2version 7.1-rc1≥ 6.19 and < 7.0.11≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.34≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.93 and 3 more≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.143≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.176≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.210 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.8 | 5.9 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67) EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.41%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 8.8
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
8 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/13493b00dd1e05a705981e052158652ea23eb482
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1595628a2f877d052eda18865ccf539392c47c04
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c02aa6c0c9d1bea9bb75dea362b75ad225137bae
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ede47988ac5687793745b17c1634a496a2299919
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50487e3566358b2b982b7801945e858c78ad9ab
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/94a3d72cd9b21116d7c6d5bdc57c11401fc28557
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6448a49344e87487b61bd88cb850cd694a0f576d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/94db72e9dac202e017ee3db22c59d17e4f3bf171
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-52934 is "batman-adv: tvlv: reject oversized TVLV packets", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.24% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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