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CVE-2026-98966

bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced

N/A
Published: October 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced We need to release the reference on the old BPF prog, whether we are going to no-prog, or replacing the prog with another. Spotted by AI while running tests for the propagation series (leaked programs were accumulating). Selftest will come in the net-next series to avoid conflicts.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
5.159e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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