HIGHCVE-2026-43091Published Modified CNA Linux
CVE-2026-43091: xfrm: Wait for RCU readers during policy netns exit
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Wait for RCU readers during policy netns exit xfrm_policy_fini() frees the policy_bydst hash tables after flushing the policy work items and deleting all policies, but it does not wait for concurrent RCU readers to leave their read-side critical sections first. The policy_bydst tables are published via rcu_assign_pointer() and are looked up through rcu_dereference_check(), so netns teardown must also wait for an RCU grace period before freeing the table memory. Fix this by adding synchronize_rcu() before freeing the policy hash tables.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
0069daad4f2ae9c5c108131995529d5f02392c44633a3149dd81a1e2f52b80ee1e0fc380b39f3d0283733fce2871c9bca9dd18a1a23b1432ea215a094438b1f668ad58f46ce699bb48e4698a7839e3f9e6.6.1366.12.836.18.246.19.147.0b66920a3348c0f63ba18365248fa21fbf0b3a937
Affected packages
- Linux / Linux< b66920a3348c0f63ba18365248fa21fbf0b3a937 (from e1e551bc56302b80ff930c966f9985095fb1b70d) · < 438b1f668ad58f46ce699bb48e4698a7839e3f9e (from e1e551bc56302b80ff930c966f9985095fb1b70d) · < 3733fce2871c9bca9dd18a1a23b1432ea215a094 (from e1e551bc56302b80ff930c966f9985095fb1b70d) · < 33a3149dd81a1e2f52b80ee1e0fc380b39f3d028 (from e1e551bc56302b80ff930c966f9985095fb1b70d) · < 069daad4f2ae9c5c108131995529d5f02392c446 (from e1e551bc56302b80ff930c966f9985095fb1b70d)
- Linux / Linux4.9Fixed in 0, 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H