Bug 2516643 (CVE-2026-72463) - CVE-2026-72463 kernel: xfrm: Fix dev use-after-free in xfrm async resumption
Summary: CVE-2026-72463 kernel: xfrm: Fix dev use-after-free in xfrm async resumption
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72463
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:23 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-19 17:33 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:23:33 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfrm: Fix dev use-after-free in xfrm async resumption

xfrm async resumption hold skb->dev refcnt until after transport_finish.
However, xfrm_rcv_cb may modify skb->dev to tunnel dev without taking
device reference, such as vti_rcv_cb. The subsequent async resumption
will decrement the tunnel device's reference count, which lead to uaf
of tunnel dev and refcnt leak of orig dev as below:

unregister_netdevice: waiting for vti1 to become free. Usage count = -2

Stash the original skb->dev to fix refcnt imbalance. The new skb->dev set
by xfrm_rcv_cb can race with device teardown. Extend rcu protection over
xfrm_rcv_cb and transport_finish to prevent races.


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