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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2026· Updated Aug 11, 2026

CVE-2026-64092

CVE-2026-64092

Description

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

batman-adv: tp_meter: fix tp_vars reference leak in receiver shutdown

The receiver shutdown timer handler, batadv_tp_receiver_shutdown(), is responsible for releasing the tp_vars reference it holds. However, the existing logic for coordinating this release with batadv_tp_stop_all() was flawed.

timer_shutdown_sync() guarantees the timer will not fire again after it returns, but it returns non-zero only when the timer was pending at the time of the call. If the timer had already expired (and batadv_tp_stop_all() would unsucessfully try to rearm itself), batadv_tp_stop_all() skips its batadv_tp_vars_put(), and batadv_tp_receiver_shutdown() fails to put its own reference as well.

Fix this by introducing a new atomic variable receiving that is set to 1 when the receiver is initialized and cleared atomically with atomic_xchg() by whichever side claims it first. Only the side that observes the transition from 1 to 0 is responsible for releasing the tp_vars timer reference, eliminating the uncertainty.

Affected products

4
  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.10.259,<5.11
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • osv-coords
    Range: >= 6.6.140, < 6.6.142

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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