CVE-2026-31657
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Publication date: 2026-04-24

Last updated on: 2026-06-01

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: hold claim backbone gateways by reference batadv_bla_add_claim() can replace claim->backbone_gw and drop the old gateway's last reference while readers still follow the pointer. The netlink claim dump path dereferences claim->backbone_gw->orig and takes claim->backbone_gw->crc_lock without pinning the underlying backbone gateway. batadv_bla_check_claim() still has the same naked pointer access pattern. Reuse batadv_bla_claim_get_backbone_gw() in both readers so they operate on a stable gateway reference until the read-side work is complete. This keeps the dump and claim-check paths aligned with the lifetime rules introduced for the other BLA claim readers.
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Published
2026-04-24
Last Modified
2026-06-01
Generated
2026-06-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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Showing 13 associated CPEs
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linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel 7.0
linux linux_kernel From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.23 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.13 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.135 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.82 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 3.5.1 (inc) to 6.1.169 (exc)
linux linux_kernel 3.5
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CWE-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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