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CVE-2024-35982

Linux Linux — batman-adv: Avoid infinite loop trying to resize local TT
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0026   16.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    a19d3d85e1b854e4a483a55d740a42458085560d –  —
  Linux    3.13 –                                      4.19.313
TIMELINE
  May 17  Reserved by Linux
  May 20  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Oct 15  RESCORED — CVE-2024-35982 (Linux). CVSS 5.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-835 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: batman-adv: Avoid infinite loop trying to resize local TT If the MTU of one of an attached interface becomes too small to transmit the local translation table then it must be resized to fit inside all fragments (when enabled) or a single packet. But if the MTU becomes too low to transmit even the header + the VLAN specific part then the resizing of the local TT will never succeed. This can for example happen when the usable space is 110 bytes and 11 VLANs are on top of batman-adv. In this case, at least 116 byte would be needed. There will just be an endless spam of batman_adv: batadv0: Forced to purge local tt entries to fit new maximum fragment MTU (110) in the log but the function will never finish. Problem here is that the timeout will be halved all the time and will then stagnate at 0 and therefore never be able to reduce the table even more. There are other scenarios possible with a similar result. The number of BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE entries in the local TT can for example be too high to fit inside a packet. Such a scenario can therefore happen also with only a single VLAN + 7 non-purgable addresses - requiring at least 120 bytes. While this should be handled proactively when: * interface with too low MTU is added * VLAN is added * non-purgeable local mac is added * MTU of an attached interface is reduced * fragmentation setting gets disabled (which most likely requires dropping attached interfaces) not all of these scenarios can be prevented because batman-adv is only consuming events without the the possibility to prevent these actions (non-purgable MAC address added, MTU of an attached interface is reduced). It is therefore necessary to also make sure that the code is able to handle also the situations when there were already incompatible system configuration are present.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
May 17, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 20, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
October 15, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-35982 (Linux). CVSS 5.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux—a19d3d85e1b854e4a483a55d740a42458085560d—
LinuxLinux—3.134.19.313

Weaknesses

CWE-835

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-35982 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-835

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-35982 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.