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Linux CVE-2026-23099

HIGH
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-02-04 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
4.4 MEDIUM
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 09, 2026 - 20:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Feb 04, 2026 - 17:16 nvd
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bonding: limit BOND_MODE_8023AD to Ethernet devices

BOND_MODE_8023AD makes sense for ARPHRD_ETHER only.

syzbot reported:

BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __hw_addr_create net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:63 [inline] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __hw_addr_add_ex+0x25d/0x760 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:118 Read of size 16 at addr ffffffff8bf94040 by task syz.1.3580/19497

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 19497 Comm: syz.1.3580 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x2b0/0x2c0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200 __asan_memcpy+0x29/0x70 mm/kasan/shadow.c:105 __hw_addr_create net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:63 [inline] __hw_addr_add_ex+0x25d/0x760 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:118 __dev_mc_add net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:868 [inline] dev_mc_add+0xa1/0x120 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:886 bond_enslave+0x2b8b/0x3ac0 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:2180 do_set_master+0x533/0x6d0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:2963 do_setlink+0xcf0/0x41c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3165 rtnl_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3776 [inline] __rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3935 [inline] rtnl_newlink+0x161c/0x1c90 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4072 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7cf/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6958 netlink_rcv_skb+0x208/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:742 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x820 net/socket.c:2592 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2646 __sys_sendmsg+0x164/0x220 net/socket.c:2678 do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:83 [inline] __do_fast_syscall_32+0x1dc/0x560 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:307 do_fast_syscall_32+0x34/0x80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:332 entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e </TASK>

The buggy address belongs to the variable: lacpdu_mcast_addr+0x0/0x40

AnalysisAI

The Linux kernel bonding driver fails to validate device types before enabling 802.3AD mode, allowing local privileged attackers to trigger out-of-bounds memory reads via malformed hardware address operations. This vulnerability affects systems running vulnerable Linux kernel versions and could lead to denial of service or information disclosure. No patch is currently available for this high-severity vulnerability.

Technical ContextAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bonding: limit BOND_MODE_8023AD to Ethernet devices

BOND_MODE_8023AD makes sense for ARPHRD_ETHER only.

syzbot reported:

BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __hw_addr_create net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:63 [inline] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in __hw_addr_add_ex+0x25d/0x760 net/core/dev_addr_lists.c:118 Read of size 16 at addr ffffffff8bf94040 by task syz.1.3580/19497

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 19497 Comm: syz.1.3580 Tainted: G

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:2.1.3-7.105 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container:2.1.3-6.124 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/rt-os-container:2.1.3-7.146 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:2.2.1-7.67 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/base-os-container:2.2.1-5.90 Affected

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