CVE-2026-98966

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98966
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98966.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98966
Downstream
Published
2026-10-23T12:19:36Z
Modified
2026-10-25T02:47:29Z
Summary
bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98966.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e
Fixed
bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7
Fixed
184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98966.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.15.0
Fixed
7.2.11

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98966.json"