CVE-2026-98966: bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced
Published Oct 23, 2026
·Updated
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 Software
1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel
Event History
Oct 23, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:19 PM
Description