CVE-2026-64581xfrm: fix sk_dst_cache double-free in xfrm_user_policy()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: fix sk_dst_cache double-free in xfrm_user_policy() xfrm_user_policy() clears the socket dst cache with __sk_dst_reset(), i.e. the non-atomic __sk_dst_set(sk, NULL): it reads sk_dst_cache with rcu_dereference_protected(), stores NULL and dst_release()s the old dst. That is only safe if no other thread modifies sk_dst_cache concurrently. For a connected UDP socket that does not hold: the transmit fast path (udp_sendmsg -> sk_dst_check -> sk_dst_reset) resets the cache locklessly with an atomic xchg(). A per-socket policy change racing a send can make both sides observe the same old dst and each dst_release() it, dropping the socket's single reference twice and freeing the xfrm_dst bundle while it is still referenced: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dst_release Write of size 4 at addr ffff88801897b6c0 by task exploit/155 Call Trace: ... dst_release (... ./include/linux/rcuref.h:109) xfrm_user_policy (./include/net/sock.h:2239 ./include/net/sock.h:2256 net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c:3053) do_ip_setsockopt (net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1347) ip_setsockopt (net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1417) do_sock_setsockopt (net/socket.c:2368) __sys_setsockopt (net/socket.c:2393) __x64_sys_setsockopt (net/socket.c:2396) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121) Reachable by an unprivileged user via a user+network namespace. Use the atomic sk_dst_reset() so the cache is cleared and released with a single xchg(): whichever side wins releases the dst once, the other sees NULL and does nothing. Behaviour is otherwise unchanged.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before e8686fd8d18b99f3a9038683045b2f2338a7706d; from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before a9340ebdc13f8bb5063c0bc0b037ee7e640d4ae9; from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before f833821e4b52ab6335d443ede5fb79c38e61d19a; from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before f0ab9a71167bae308e05ab13b65e2007504a603f; from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before 8dd8929b71c4f06c614f8f54c2cc070453faae16; 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 builds before 0ea8f06454012d9e7f9c6e6253df710949bf6294; from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before 96b678d08268b5f5c6fc99d4289d9b7e334fc683; from 2b06cdf3e688b98fcc9945873b5d42792bd4eee0 before c283e9ada7fcb7dd4b10592623086b2e6d2f9925; and 12 more ranges | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8686fd8d18b99f3a9038683045b2f2338a7706d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9340ebdc13f8bb5063c0bc0b037ee7e640d4ae9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f833821e4b52ab6335d443ede5fb79c38e61d19a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ab9a71167bae308e05ab13b65e2007504a603f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd8929b71c4f06c614f8f54c2cc070453faae16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ea8f06454012d9e7f9c6e6253df710949bf6294
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b678d08268b5f5c6fc99d4289d9b7e334fc683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c283e9ada7fcb7dd4b10592623086b2e6d2f9925
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