CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-98285

Low risk· EPSS 5%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a bug in the bridge VLAN deletion handling was found when switchdev blocks the operation. Allowing switchdev to prevent VLAN deletion leads to inconsistent state, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference. The fix logs the error and continues with software VLAN deletion, consistent with 8021q behavior.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may cause system crashes or memory leaks during VLAN operations, potentially leading to network service unavailability or system instability.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-98285. If not possible, restrict switchdev usage in bridge configurations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: vlan: fix bugs caused by switchdev deletion errors Allowing switchdev to prevent vlan deletion and error out in __vlan_del could cause multiple different issues - inconsistent state, memory leaks when flushing, NULL pointer dereference on bridge error when flushing. It doesn't make sense to allow it to stop __vlan_del, so log the error and continue with software vlan deletion. This is also consistent with 8021q behaviour.

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