# CVE-2026-43103: net: lapbether: handle NETDEV\_PRE\_TYPE\_CHANGE

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-06 · Updated: 2026-06-01

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.24

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lapbether: handle NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE lapbeth_data_transmit() expects the underlying device type to be ARPHRD_ETHER. Returning NOTIFY_BAD from lapbeth_device_event() makes sure bonding driver can not break this expectation.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/698642a01d53107ce9b3fc08bd801284af478a2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffc5ed59f6dc87c51e8775f002619310225742e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10570973619cba9dfa6d723177251b846fae587
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363a38044b8cd5b496d241651a1fb666e7c5fe3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/328bb2cff5c2ed973f595ded769e15f4b7a117be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63851f60781aa89258c8f0952cd13940aab0888e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b117056768ab7deb434e7d72065e48d2083a0c2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b120e4432f9f56c7103133d6a11245e617695adb

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