In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf/bonding: reject vlan+srcmac xmit_hash_policy change when XDP is loaded
bond_option_mode_set() already rejects mode changes that would make a loaded XDP program incompatible via bond_xdp_check(). However, bond_option_xmit_hash_policy_set() has no such guard.
For 802.3ad and balance-xor modes, bond_xdp_check() returns false when xmit_hash_policy is vlan+srcmac, because the 802.1q payload is usually absent due to hardware offload. This means a user can:
1. Attach a native XDP program to a bond in 802.3ad/balance-xor mode with a compatible xmit_hash_policy (e.g. layer2+3). 2. Change xmit_hash_policy to vlan+srcmac while XDP remains loaded.
This leaves bond->xdp_prog set but bond_xdp_check() now returning false for the same device. When the bond is later destroyed, dev_xdp_uninstall() calls bond_xdp_set(dev, NULL, NULL) to remove the program, which hits the bond_xdp_check() guard and returns -EOPNOTSUPP, triggering:
WARN_ON(dev_xdp_install(dev, mode, bpf_op, NULL, 0, NULL))
Fix this by rejecting xmit_hash_policy changes to vlan+srcmac when an XDP program is loaded on a bond in 802.3ad or balance-xor mode.
commit 39a0876d595b ("net, bonding: Disallow vlan+srcmac with XDP") introduced bond_xdp_check() which returns false for 802.3ad/balance-xor modes when xmit_hash_policy is vlan+srcmac. The check was wired into bond_xdp_set() to reject XDP attachment with an incompatible policy, but the symmetric path -- preventing xmit_hash_policy from being changed to an incompatible value after XDP is already loaded -- was left unguarded in bond_option_xmit_hash_policy_set().
Note: commit 094ee6017ea0 ("bonding: check xdp prog when set bond mode") later added a similar guard to bond_option_mode_set(), but bond_option_xmit_hash_policy_set() remained unprotected.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.77-99.140Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229Upgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.18Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.18 | Apr 9, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtime | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 1, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
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