diff --git a/test/agent/go.mod b/test/agent/go.mod
index 39f52972cb..3256f8c13a 100644
--- a/test/agent/go.mod
+++ b/test/agent/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ go 1.22.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/coreos/go-iptables v0.8.0
-	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.1.0
+	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0
 )
 
-require github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.0-20191106174202-0a2b9b5464df // indirect
+require github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 // indirect
diff --git a/test/agent/go.sum b/test/agent/go.sum
index 34fbe096f9..f9caee08b4 100644
--- a/test/agent/go.sum
+++ b/test/agent/go.sum
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 github.com/coreos/go-iptables v0.8.0 h1:MPc2P89IhuVpLI7ETL/2tx3XZ61VeICZjYqDEgNsPRc=
 github.com/coreos/go-iptables v0.8.0/go.mod h1:Qe8Bv2Xik5FyTXwgIbLAnv2sWSBmvWdFETJConOQ//Q=
-github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.1.0 h1:1iyaYNBLmP6L0220aDnYQpo1QEV4t4hJ+xEEhhJH8j0=
-github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.1.0/go.mod h1:cTgwzPIzzgDAYoQrMm0EdrjRUBkTqKYppBueQtXaqoE=
-github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.0-20191106174202-0a2b9b5464df h1:OviZH7qLw/7ZovXvuNyL3XQl8UFofeikI1NW1Gypu7k=
-github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.0-20191106174202-0a2b9b5464df/go.mod h1:JP3t17pCcGlemwknint6hfoeCVQrEMVwxRLRjXpq+BU=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190606203320-7fc4e5ec1444/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0 h1:X7l42GfcV4S6E4vHTsw48qbrV+9PVojNfIhZcwQdrZk=
+github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.0/go.mod h1:i6NetklAujEcC6fK0JPjT8qSwWyO0HLn4UKG+hGqeJs=
+github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 h1:Oeaw1EM2JMxD51g9uhtC0D7erkIjgmj8+JZc26m1YX8=
+github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4/go.mod h1:SpkAiCQRtJ6TvvxPnOSyH3BMl6unz3xZlaprSwhNNJM=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0 h1:Twjiwq9dn6R1fQcyiK+wQyHWfaz/BJB+YIpzU/Cv3Xg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=