CVE-2026-23099 | bonding: limit BOND_MODE_8023AD to Ethernet devices

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

Published: 2026-02-04 Last update: 2026-03-18 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-23099 is rated Low Risk (29.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-23099

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-05 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-23099

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-23099

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-23099

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-23099 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23099
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23099
suse medium CVE-2026-23099 severity moderate: SUSE including 414 source package names (2.1.3-6.124:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-40.1.21.17, 2.1.3-7.105:kernel-default-6.4.0-40.1, …), 604 product×package rows across 37 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 341, Known Affected 231, First Fixed 32. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23099/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-23099 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1256 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 871, ignored 173, released 102, needed 93, pending 16, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23099

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-23099

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 2.6.24, < 5.15.199 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.162 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.122 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.68 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-23099

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