bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced
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.
CVE-2026-98966
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-98966
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e",
"lessThan": "bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e",
"lessThan": "184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.15"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "5.15",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2.11",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-98966
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- Event
- #52818 · Revision 1
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