Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98285 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: bridge: vlan: fix bugs caused by switchdev deletion errors. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=bf361ad38165939049a2649b1a0078f3268d4bd1 <ed3ea86db736a30bebf49b947c42730e8451bcd2 || >=bf361ad38165939049a2649b1a0078f3268d4bd1 <2842ce397dd09882530b42f7fdb0c855767eb24e | ed3ea86db736a30bebf49b947c42730e8451bcd2, 2842ce397dd09882530b42f7fdb0c855767eb24e |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.3 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 6, 2026
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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