Adjacent kernel memory corruption via signed length wrap
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Integer wraparound in Linux Kernel batman-adv code allows adjacent attackers to disclose or corrupt kernel memory through mesh traffic. A value above 32767 wraps batadv_orig_node::tt_buff_len negative and sign-extends in batadv_send_other_tt_response(), leaving allocated response data uninitialized and permitting an oversized memory copy. Exploitation requires an active batman-adv Layer 2 mesh; crafted control packets can expose residual data, corrupt heap memory, or panic the node.
Summary
What happened
Integer wraparound in Linux Kernel batman-adv code allows adjacent attackers to disclose or corrupt kernel memory through mesh traffic. A value above 32767 wraps batadv_orig_node::tt_buff_len negative and sign-extends in batadv_send_other_tt_response(), leaving allocated response data uninitialized and permitting an oversized memory copy. Exploitation requires an active batman-adv Layer 2 mesh; crafted control packets can expose residual data, corrupt heap memory, or panic the node.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-64088
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-908, T1499
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.1
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <32edd2a28e112064020a2f319a8cb8a9e5a09767
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <33e5ede7ce6d92e531920d4bbd6d3e18ef1c6430
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <3c96dff00998314983b68a3e7caac07a66ebe496
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <4c4c2f340f4c27373bfcac8dc5032ce7bb474e47
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <4dab98961426d0cf6a1599cda6950b7596ca2fcd
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <730de8733dd90f70d7580a9b329b971f8e1474a2
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <b64963a2ceeb7529310b6cf253a1e540784422f4
- Affected versionversion=a73105b8d4c765d9ebfb664d0a66802127d8e4c7 <ed28ead3420c373a7928622f114bc6168075d1e1
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