CVE-2026-98966
bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced
CVSS v3.1 (listed by NVD)
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Not scored
CVSS v4.0 (listed by NVD)
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Not scored
CVSS (listed by CVE.org)
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Not scored
EPSS exploit probability
0.2%
Percentile 9.0%
as of 2026-10-24
CISA KEV
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Not listed
Description
NVD
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 products and packages
CNA (CVE.org)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | affected: 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e … < bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7 affected: 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e … < 184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2 default: unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | affected: 5.15 unaffected: 0 … < 5.15 unaffected: 7.2.11 … <= 7.2.* unaffected: 7.3 … <= * default: affected |
Open-source packages (GitHub Advisory / OSV)
CVE-2026-98966
OSV
bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| >= 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e, < bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7; < 184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2 | bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7, 184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2 | ||
| Linux | Kernel | >= 5.15.0, < 7.2.11 | 7.2.11 |
Linux distribution status
References (5)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98966.json OSV
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98966 OSV