# CVE-2026-46206: batman-adv: reject new tp\_meter sessions during teardown

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: reject new tp_meter sessions during teardown Prevent tp_meter from starting new sender or receiver sessions after mesh_state has left BATADV_MESH_ACTIVE.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7a840074c9ca5ebffc9c52358c8ea55828ec71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcff44644bb518598b1a6be722706d6174b2f6a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e6ec3e972cf27792cc1559874dbee19f286869
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4a3c4a4c8f6efd243c3e448c05b7bebcbf7b3b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff93f86ecbb50a4709c403fc279a396e308edde5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1e2194cc725ec1d41f9412496212f0fa0519c36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca39545cf07c142b39d474a1439a046bf28def3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3243543592425beec83d453793e9d27caa0d8e66

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