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CVE-2026-72230 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04ccbed8179e7d4d0906d00939300ddc5b48ce7e	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08047838817561cef33ada9774a2a4663d499ecb	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e1da1ab354d1f2b7bab8d44f846262f990ad9d	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601dff01a03ecced59938cdd69eeb2c66e4158f2	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b628425aed49a1c7a4ffc997583840fc582d32b	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740542f11bf8c86411c429fbd7f84fc6bee80e76	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f54162e07d3eea1e4ff21464cf2a815d79b6510	kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5155aeeae8ead3c6081f7f197608033e4dcfe75	kernel.org

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Weakness Enumeration

No weakness enumeration is available for this CVE.

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Aug 17, 2026	CVE Modified	kernel.org
Aug 15, 2026	New CVE Received	kernel.org