{"cve":"CVE-2026-72228","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:21:49.617","modified":"2026-08-17T06:18:24.027","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbatman-adv: frag: fix primary_if leak on failed linearization\n\nIf the skb has a frag_list, it must be linearized before it can be split\nusing skb_split(). But when this step failed, it must not only free the skb\nbut also take care of the reference to the already found primary_if.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/353d2c1d5492e53ae34f490a84494124dc3d3531","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f3bf293f7662500142234ae6f23725953690bc9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/777a88256d6f70672116e53400659cc417e1feaa","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90f4fff9025371bce5371daa610af957de8dd6a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1b28432fd6345e0d2308f39c507ed5750c265d2"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72228","score":0.0022,"percentile":0.12519,"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."]}