CVE-2026-23119
kernel: bonding: provide a net pointer to __skb_flow_dissect()
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 14, 2026
Updated · July 3, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's network bonding driver. When performing XDP redirect operations through a bonding interface, the bond_flow_dissect() function fails to provide a network namespace pointer to __skb_flow_dissect(). This triggers a kernel warning when processing packets with incomplete socket buffer metadata, potentially indicating improper state handling.
Statement
Triggering this flaw requires BPF capabilities (CAP_BPF or CAP_SYS_ADMIN) to run XDP programs via the bpf() syscall test interface. The impact is limited to a kernel warning rather than a crash or memory corruption, reducing the severity of this issue.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-166 · Improper Handling of Missing Special Element