{"id":"CVE-2026-98966","title":"bonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced\n\nWe need to release the reference on the old BPF prog, whether\nwe are going to no-prog, or replacing the prog with an…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e < bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7","Linux >= 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e < 184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2","Linux 5.15"],"published":"2026-10-23","updated":"2026-10-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-23T12:19:36.024Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98966","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T13:24:55.553Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98966","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbonding: fix the program leak when XDP is replaced\n\nWe need to release the reference on the old BPF prog, whether\nwe are going to no-prog, or replacing the prog with another.\n\nSpotted by AI while running tests for the propagation series\n(leaked programs were accumulating). Selftest will come in\nthe net-next series to avoid conflicts.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e < bba6b1b086f9f4ddbfdaba7ea6279dc3abec70c7`\n- `Linux >= 9e2ee5c7e7c35d195e2aa0692a7241d47a433d1e < 184b5ddf82d45d6f75cc83719a2e453392512bd2`\n- `Linux 5.15`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}