CVE-2026-72228

Updated on 15 Aug 2026

Severity

Awaiting Analysis

Details

Overview

About vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: frag: fix primary_if leak on failed linearization

If the skb has a frag_list, it must be linearized before it can be split using skb_split(). But when this step failed, it must not only free the skb but also take care of the reference to the already found primary_if.

Details

Affected product:
Debian 10 ELS , Debian 11 ELS
Affected packages:
linux @ 4.19.0 (+1 more)

Fixes

KernelCare state

Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.

Operating system Status Covered kernels
Oracle Linux 9 UEK 7 Planned