CVE-2026-46231
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: bla: put backbone reference on failed claim hash insert When batadv_bla_add_claim() fails to insert a new claim into the hash, it leaked a reference to the backbone_gw for which the claim was intended. Call batadv_backbone_gw_put() on the error path to release the reference and avoid leaking the backbone_gw object.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 7.0.9-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 7.0.9-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.90-1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0baf4b659cdc7305cf685b5a5d60f9e3816ab5d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65419eb4259a26a3cd3f56fa0e3b3c113bf8c256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cccf4eb4f96d3c3af91a00b7a9caa652439542e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9d20ee9076dac32c371116bacbe72480eb356c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd0ca034c1e71ca7613cde9dd892836b2c2831bd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46231
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.