CVE-2026-72230

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: frag: free unfragmentable packet The caller of batadv_frag_send_packet() assume that the skb provided to the function are always consumed. But the pre-check for an empty payload or the zero fragment size returned an error without any further actions. A failed pre-check must use the same error handling code as the rest of the function.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04ccbed8179e7d4d0906d00939300ddc5b48ce7e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08047838817561cef33ada9774a2a4663d499ecb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e1da1ab354d1f2b7bab8d44f846262f990ad9d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601dff01a03ecced59938cdd69eeb2c66e4158f2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b628425aed49a1c7a4ffc997583840fc582d32b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740542f11bf8c86411c429fbd7f84fc6bee80e76
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f54162e07d3eea1e4ff21464cf2a815d79b6510
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5155aeeae8ead3c6081f7f197608033e4dcfe75

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:21

Updated : 2026-08-17 06:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-72230

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72230

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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