{"cve":"CVE-2026-46231","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-28T10:16:38.743","modified":"2026-06-17T10:53:22.670","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbatman-adv: bla: put backbone reference on failed claim hash insert\n\nWhen batadv_bla_add_claim() fails to insert a new claim into the hash, it\nleaked a reference to the backbone_gw for which the claim was intended.\nCall batadv_backbone_gw_put() on the error path to release the reference\nand avoid leaking the backbone_gw object.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0baf4b659cdc7305cf685b5a5d60f9e3816ab5d0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2888c9a154123db0254ae4fb9bea570c7e1f2e06","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65419eb4259a26a3cd3f56fa0e3b3c113bf8c256","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c8b68a7ed667a63aa603ba4d3a7088be143007e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/769f413d374ff2b6ff6d8d8c37b4c1178e6cdf14"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-46231","score":0.00119,"percentile":0.01758,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}