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
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
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| Description | 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 | |
| Title | bonding: limit BOND_MODE_8023AD to Ethernet devices | |
| First Time appeared |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-04T16:08:21.601Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.965Z
Link: CVE-2026-23099
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-04T17:16:20.777
Modified: 2026-02-04T17:16:20.777
Link: CVE-2026-23099
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