CVE-2026-46238

HIGH

CVSS v3.1: 8.8 · EPSS: 0.0003 (9.1 percentile)

No privilegesNo user interaction

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0003 (9.1 percentile) · FIRST.org
CISA KEV
No
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
No privilegesNo user interaction · Source: NVD Vector
Affected vendors
linux
Published
2026-05-28 · Modified: 2026-06-10

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 8.8 / 10 HIGH Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0003 9.1 percentile Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV BAT IV keeps the last-hop neighbor address in each neigh_node, but some paths also cache an originator pointer derived from a temporary lookup. That pointer is not owned by the neigh_node and may no longer refer to a live originator entry after purge handling runs. Stop storing the auxiliary originator pointer in the BAT IV neighbor state. When BAT IV needs the neighbor originator data, resolve it from the stored neighbor address and drop the reference again after use. [sven: avoid bonding logic for outgoing OGM]

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-46238
CVSS (v3.1)
8.8 (HIGH)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore
2.8
Impact subscore
5.9
EPSS
0.0003 (9.1 percentile) — 2026-06-11
CISA KEV
No
Affected vendors
linux
Affected configurations (CPE)
10
Published
2026-05-28
Modified
2026-06-10
Status
Analyzed

References

Reference URLs as listed by NVD, grouped by a mechanical match on the link's host/pattern. Labels describe the link type only.