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.
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Information
Published : 2026-04-24 15:16
Updated : 2026-10-30 13:18
NVD link : CVE-2026-31663
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31663
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31663
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CWE-416
Use After Free
CWE-826Premature Release of Resource During Expected Lifetime
