CVE-2026-31657
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.
EPSS 0.08% · 23.9th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 7.0, 0, 6.1.169 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.5, 3.5, 3.5 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 27, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 27, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4858832ddef2f39f21e30b7226bbcd3c4b2bc96 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f55b58b5a0bbed192d60c444a45a49cdf1b545f url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7962b522222628596ca9ecc8722efc95367aadbd url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dee4c0688443aaf5bbec74aa203c851d1d53c35 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2dc36c297d27733f1b380ea644cf15a361bd7b url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82d8701b2c930d0e96b0dbc9115a218d791cb0d2 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31657 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00004.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00005.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00154.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00148.html advisory