CVE-2026-98966: bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced

Published Oct 23, 2026
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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

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