Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation error
batadv_dat_forward_data() calls pskb_copy_for_clone() to duplicate an skb for each DHT candidate, but does not check the return value before passing it to batadv_send_skb_prepare_unicast_4addr(). That function dereferences the skb unconditionally, so a failed allocation triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Skip forwarding to the current DHT candidate on allocation failure.
Details
- Affected product:
- Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- linux @ 5.4.0 (+1 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | In Rollout |
37 kernels
|
| Debian 11 cloud | In Rollout |
17 kernels
|
| Debian 12 | In Rollout |
40 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Planned | — |