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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-52916

batman-adv: frag: disallow unicast fragment in fragment

Published Jun 24, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 24, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-52916. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.12%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: frag: disallow unicast fragment in fragment batadv_frag_skb_buffer() is called by batadv_batman_skb_recv() when a BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packet is received. Once all fragments are collected and the packet is reassembled, batadv_recv_frag_packet() calls batadv_batman_skb_recv() again to process the defragmented payload. A malicious sender can craft a BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packet whose reassembled payload is itself a BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packet (matryoshka-style nesting). Each nesting level recurses through batadv_batman_skb_recv() without bound, growing the kernel stack until it is exhausted. Since refragmentation or fragments in fragments are not actually allowed, discard all packets which are still BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packets after the defragmentation process.

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How to fix CVE-2026-52916

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-52916. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 27, 2026 · BSI CERT-Bund

    Detected

    CVE-2026-52916 is listed by Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-52916

    Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-52916

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: frag: disallow unicast fragment in fragment batadv_frag_skb_buffer() is called by batadv_batman_skb_recv() when a BATADV_UNICAST_FRAG packet is received. Once all fragments are collected and the packe

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-52916

    30-day exploitation probability 0.12%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 30, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 30, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • BSI CERT-BundOct 27, 2026