Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation
xfrm_bundle_create() and xfrm_create_dummy_bundle() read dst->dev into
a local pointer without taking a device reference, then pass it to
xfrm_fill_dst(). A concurrent RTM_DELLINK replaces dst->dev via
dst_dev_put() and frees the old net_device, causing a use-after-free
when xfrm6_fill_dst() later dereferences the stale dev pointer.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860
(net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86 netdev_hold())
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880142fe588 by task exploit/153
Call Trace:
xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860
xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x21d4/0x2bd0
xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x485/0x1640
ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0x19b/0x1e0
udpv6_sendmsg+0x1443/0x2dd0
Fix this by reading dst->dev via dst_dev_rcu() and keeping the RCU
read-side critical section active until xfrm_fill_dst() has taken the
required device references.
xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation
xfrm_bundle_create() and xfrm_create_dummy_bundle() read dst->dev into
a local pointer without taking a device reference, then pass it to
xfrm_fill_dst(). A concurrent RTM_DELLINK replaces dst->dev via
dst_dev_put() and frees the old net_device, causing a use-after-free
when xfrm6_fill_dst() later dereferences the stale dev pointer.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860
(net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86 netdev_hold())
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880142fe588 by task exploit/153
Call Trace:
xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860
xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x21d4/0x2bd0
xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x485/0x1640
ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0x19b/0x1e0
udpv6_sendmsg+0x1443/0x2dd0
Fix this by reading dst->dev via dst_dev_rcu() and keeping the RCU
read-side critical section active until xfrm_fill_dst() has taken the
required device references.
Published:
2026-10-06
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation xfrm_bundle_create() and xfrm_create_dummy_bundle() read dst->dev into a local pointer without taking a device reference, then pass it to xfrm_fill_dst(). A concurrent RTM_DELLINK replaces dst->dev via dst_dev_put() and frees the old net_device, causing a use-after-free when xfrm6_fill_dst() later dereferences the stale dev pointer. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860 (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86 netdev_hold()) Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880142fe588 by task exploit/153 Call Trace: xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860 xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x21d4/0x2bd0 xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x485/0x1640 ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0x19b/0x1e0 udpv6_sendmsg+0x1443/0x2dd0 Fix this by reading dst->dev via dst_dev_rcu() and keeping the RCU read-side critical section active until xfrm_fill_dst() has taken the required device references. | |
| Title | xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:50.051Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.344Z
Link: CVE-2026-98364
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:30.547
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:30.547
Link: CVE-2026-98364
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