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.
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History
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| CWE | CWE-416 |
Information
Published : 2026-05-06 10:16
Updated : 2026-11-11 21:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-43091
Mitre link : CVE-2026-43091
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43091
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
