Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bonding: restore bond's IFF_SLAVE flag if a non-eth dev enslave fails
syzbot reported a warning[1] where the bond device itself is a slave and
we try to enslave a non-ethernet device as the first slave which fails
but then in the error path when ether_setup() restores the bond device
it also clears all flags. In my previous fix[2] I restored the
IFF_MASTER flag, but I didn't consider the case that the bond device
itself might also be a slave with IFF_SLAVE set, so we need to restore
that flag as well. Use the bond_ether_setup helper which does the right
thing and restores the bond's flags properly.
Steps to reproduce using a nlmon dev:
$ ip l add nlmon0 type nlmon
$ ip l add bond1 type bond
$ ip l add bond2 type bond
$ ip l set bond1 master bond2
$ ip l set dev nlmon0 master bond1
$ ip -d l sh dev bond1
22: bond1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,MASTER> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bond2 state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
(now bond1's IFF_SLAVE flag is gone and we'll hit a warning[3] if we
try to delete it)
[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=391c7b1f6522182899efba27d891f1743e8eb3ef
[2] commit 7d5cd2ce5292 ("bonding: correctly handle bonding type change on enslave failure")
[3] example warning:
[ 27.008664] bond1: (slave nlmon0): The slave device specified does not support setting the MAC address
[ 27.008692] bond1: (slave nlmon0): Error -95 calling set_mac_address
[ 32.464639] bond1 (unregistering): Released all slaves
[ 32.464685] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 32.464686] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 2004 at net/core/dev.c:10829 unregister_netdevice_many+0x72a/0x780
[ 32.464694] Modules linked in: br_netfilter bridge bonding virtio_net
[ 32.464699] CPU: 1 PID: 2004 Comm: ip Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.18.0-rc3+ #47
[ 32.464703] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014
[ 32.464704] RIP: 0010:unregister_netdevice_many+0x72a/0x780
[ 32.464707] Code: 99 fd ff ff ba 90 1a 00 00 48 c7 c6 f4 02 66 96 48 c7 c7 20 4d 35 96 c6 05 fa c7 2b 02 01 e8 be 6f 4a 00 0f 0b e9 73 fd ff ff <0f> 0b e9 5f fd ff ff 80 3d e3 c7 2b 02 00 0f 85 3b fd ff ff ba 59
[ 32.464710] RSP: 0018:ffffa006422d7820 EFLAGS: 00010206
[ 32.464712] RAX: ffff8f6e077140a0 RBX: ffffa006422d7888 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 32.464714] RDX: ffff8f6e12edbe58 RSI: 0000000000000296 RDI: ffffffff96d4a520
[ 32.464716] RBP: ffff8f6e07714000 R08: ffffffff96d63600 R09: ffffa006422d7728
[ 32.464717] R10: 0000000000000ec0 R11: ffffffff9698c988 R12: ffff8f6e12edb140
[ 32.464719] R13: dead000000000122 R14: dead000000000100 R15: ffff8f6e12edb140
[ 32.464723] FS: 00007f297c2f1740(0000) GS:ffff8f6e5d900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 32.464725] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 32.464726] CR2: 00007f297bf1c800 CR3: 00000000115e8000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0
[ 32.464730] Call Trace:
[ 32.464763] <TASK>
[ 32.464767] rtnl_dellink+0x13e/0x380
[ 32.464776] ? cred_has_capability.isra.0+0x68/0x100
[ 32.464780] ? __rtnl_unlock+0x33/0x60
[ 32.464783] ? bpf_lsm_capset+0x10/0x10
[ 32.464786] ? security_capable+0x36/0x50
[ 32.464790] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x14e/0x3b0
[ 32.464792] ? _copy_to_iter+0xb1/0x790
[ 32.464796] ? post_alloc_hook+0xa0/0x160
[ 32.464799] ? rtnl_calcit.isra.0+0x110/0x110
[ 32.464802] netlink_rcv_skb+0x50/0xf0
[ 32.464806] netlink_unicast+0x216/0x340
[ 32.464809] netlink_sendmsg+0x23f/0x480
[ 32.464812] sock_sendmsg+0x5e/0x60
[ 32.464815] ____sys_sendmsg+0x22c/0x270
[ 32.464818] ? import_iovec+0x17/0x20
[ 32.464821] ? sendmsg_copy_msghdr+0x59/0x90
[ 32.464823] ? do_set_pte+0xa0/0xe0
[ 32.464828] ___sys_sendmsg+0x81/0xc0
[ 32.464832] ? mod_objcg_state+0xc6/0x300
[ 32.464835] ? refill_obj_stock+0xa9/0x160
[ 32.464838] ? memcg_slab_free_hook+0x1a5/0x1f0
[ 32.464842] __sys_sendm
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.2 | 5.15.104 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1022.24 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux | 5.15.0-79.86 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1042.47 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1045.52 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1045.52.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1039.47 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke +1 | 5.15.0-1039.44 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1025.30 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 5.15.0-1035.38 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1037.42 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-79.88 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1030.30 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1016.16 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1002.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1040.46 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +31 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1025.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1041.46~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1045.52~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1039.47~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-79.86~20.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 5.15.0-1036.39~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1037.42~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-79.88~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1016.16~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1038.42~20.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 13 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1036.38 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1043.48 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux +12 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux +7 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux +3 | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +64 | 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
| RHEL 8 | perf +26 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | RHSA-2024:3138 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | kernel | 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1 | RXSA-2024:3138 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.261.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.261.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_69 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.21-1.45 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-148 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +12 | 6.1.21-1.45.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-148 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2024:3138 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RHSA-2023:6583 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026
- RXSA-2024:3138 Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · May 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2023-2023-148 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 22, 2025