xfrm: add missing rcu_read_lock(), skb_dst_force() and dev_hold() for xfrm_trans_reinject() (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.14 % · percentile 3 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: add missing rcu_read_lock(), skb_dst_force() and dev_hold() for xfrm_trans_reinject() syzbot reported a suspicious RCU usage warning in ip6_pkt_drop(): WARNING: suspicious RCU usage in ip6_pkt_drop include/net/addrconf.h:389 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage! Call Trace: __in6_dev_get_safely include/net/addrconf.h:389 [inline] ip6_pkt_drop+0x596/0x610 net/ipv6/route.c:4620 ip6_pkt_discard+0x1c/0x30 net/ipv6/route.c:4651 xfrm_trans_reinject+0x324/0x630 net/xfrm/xfrm_input.c:806 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486 When commit 4f4920669d21 ("xfrm: Reinject transport-mode packets through workqueue") converted xfrm_trans_reinject from a tasklet to a workqueue, the reinjection loop ceased running in softirq context. Workqueue workers run in process context where local_bh_disable() does not enter an RCU read-side critical section under CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU. Because finish callbacks (such as ip6_rcv_finish) expect to run under an RCU read lock (performing route lookups, l3mdev lookups, and accessing RCU-protected data structures), invoking them in workqueue context without rcu_read_lock() triggers RCU lockdep warnings. Furthermore, packets queued to the workqueue via xfrm_trans_queue_net() may carry non-refcounted (noref) dst entries (e.g. from ip_route_input_noref). Additionally, on netdevice unregistration, dst_dev_put() replaces dst->dev with blackhole_netdev, so dst entries do not keep skb->dev alive while queued in the workqueue. Fix these issues by: 1. Calling skb_dst_force(skb) in xfrm_trans_queue_net() while still in the caller's RCU section to ensure dst is reference-counted before queuing. 2. Holding a reference on skb->dev via dev_hold()/dev_put() across workqueue deferral so skb->dev remains valid during finish() callback processing. 3. Acquiring rcu_read_lock() around the finish callback invocation loop in xfrm_trans_reinject().
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e47f1664be86c91326f0afe0504a1162d00907
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6601d91a85761f33351c71e04ec0bbd294ca07ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cda8273265d30cac6423834fd7d4acb75f04fdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a317b4aec8ca1868a39d69e40f9e29baa4f40a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb3b071be8e260543c604550c54dac66e6b174b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664fc0941df7c1918b2cd4de6ee00469ba77d8e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2f5082f9e84653fa1a9e8aebaaff23e688f5e19
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-93354
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-98369
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1375 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1374 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 7d98b26684cb2390729525b341ea099f0badbe18 < 41e47f1664be86c91326f0afe0504a1162d00907 ; affected 4f4920669d21e1060b7243e5118dc3b71ced1276 < 6601d91a85761f33351c71e04ec0bbd294ca07ce ; affected 4f4920669d21e1060b7243e5118dc3b71ced1276 < 0cda8273265d30cac6423834fd7d4acb75f04fdb ; affected 4f4920669d21e1060b7243e5118dc3b71ced1276 < 68a317b4aec8ca1868a39d69e40f9e29baa4f40a ; affected 4f4920669d21e1060b7243e5118dc3b71ced1276 < 6eb3b071be8e260543c604550c54dac66e6b174b ; affected 4f4920669d21e1060b7243e5118dc3b71ced1276 < 664fc0941df7c1918b2cd4de6ee00469ba77d8e4 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.1 ; unaffected 0 < 6.1 ; unaffected 5.15.222 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.189 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.158 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.112 ≤ 6.12.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |