CVE-2026-52919: batman-adv: fix tp_meter counter underflow during shutdown
CSIRTS triage
- What
- There is a counter underflow issue during shutdown.
- Who is affected
- Deployments using batman-adv are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to the high severity and potential for exploitation.
- Action
- Update to the patched version for CVE-2026-52919.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52919
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-529190.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-52919 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[UPDATE] [high] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Linux (June 29, 2026)cert-fr-avis
Recent advisories for batman-adv
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-52922: batman-adv: dat: handle forward allocation errormsrc · 2026-06-09
- criticalCVE-2026-52931: batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid use of uninit sender varsmsrc · 2026-06-09
- mediumCVE-2026-52916: batman-adv: frag: disallow unicast fragment in fragmentmsrc · 2026-06-09
- criticalCVE-2026-52934: batman-adv: tvlv: reject oversized TVLV packetsmsrc · 2026-06-09
- highCVE-2026-52926: batman-adv: clear current gateway during teardownmsrc · 2026-06-09
- criticalCVE-2026-52913: batman-adv: v: stop OGMv2 on disabled interfacemsrc · 2026-06-09
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