Type Confusion in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43456

Vulnerability identifier: #VU130723

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43456

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to type confusion in bond_setup_by_slave() when handling header operations for a bonded non-Ethernet slave device. A local user can enslave a non-Ethernet device such as a GRE tunnel to a bond and trigger packet transmission to cause a denial of service.

The issue is triggered because header callbacks from the slave device are invoked with the bond device context, causing device-specific private data to be interpreted as the wrong type.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Linux Micro Extras
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Ubuntu
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-syms
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt
kernel-64kb
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure
kernel-docs
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_320-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_17-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_62-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_66-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_18-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1.150700.17.39.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.320.1, 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.320.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-rt-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-49.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-devel-rt - addressed in versions 6.4.0-49.1, 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.62.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.66.2
kernel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-145.1.20.157
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136, 6.8.0-1046.50, 6.8.0-1059.67, 6.8.0-1064.72, 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1, 6.8.1-1056.57, 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-136.136+fips2, 6.8.0-136.136.2, 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1058.61
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.31, 6.8.0-1033.34, 6.8.0-1061.62, 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1
linux-oracle-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1059.62, 6.8.0-1059.62.1, 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1, 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1061.64+1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69
linux-azure-fde-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1063.71, 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac890f1d60ac3707ee8dae15a67d9a833e49956
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950803f7254721c1c15858fbbfae3deaaeeecb11
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95597d11dc8bddb2b9a051c9232000bfbb5e43ba
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9baf26a91565b7bb2b1d9f99aaf884a2b28c2f6d

• Type Confusion in Linux kernel net bonding driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel