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CVE-2026-31663

xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-826
Vexday Risk Score
21Bajo
Decisión SSVC (CISA)
Track
Sin señal de explotación → monitorear
CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Ciclo de vida
24 abr 2026Publicada en NVD
Recomendación: Monitorear — sin señal de explotación por ahora.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK After async crypto completes, xfrm_input_resume() calls dev_put() immediately on re-entry before the skb reaches transport_finish. The skb->dev pointer is then used inside NF_HOOK and its okfn, which can race with device teardown. Remove the dev_put from the async resumption entry and instead drop the reference after the NF_HOOK call in transport_finish, using a saved device pointer since NF_HOOK may consume the skb. This covers NF_DROP, NF_QUEUE and NF_STOLEN paths that skip the okfn. For non-transport exits (decaps, gro, drop) and secondary async return points, release the reference inline when async is set.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Productos afectados
Linux · Linux