HIGHCVE-2026-31663Published Modified CNA Linux
CVE-2026-31663: xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK
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.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
00f451b43c88bf2b9c038b414be580efee42e031b1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb3.33.174.155002beda5cac69d522dc54da0d5d463ed9c963d26.18.236.19.137.0
Affected packages
- Linux / Linux< 0f451b43c88bf2b9c038b414be580efee42e031b (from acf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e) · < 5002beda5cac69d522dc54da0d5d463ed9c963d2 (from acf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e) · < 1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb (from acf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e) · 69895c5ea0ca2e8d7de1e6d36965d0ab9730787f · 833760100588acfb267dac4d6a02ab9931237739 · e095ecaec6d94aa2156cceb98a85d409b51190f3
- Linux / Linux4.15Fixed in 0, 6.18.23, 6.19.13, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H