CVE-2026-63911

xfrm: iptfs: reset runtime state when cloning SAs

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Jul 19, 2026
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
Reserved
Jul 19, 2026

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xfrm: iptfs: reset runtime state when cloning SAs

iptfs_clone_state() clones the IPTFS mode data with kmemdup(). This copies runtime objects which must not be shared with the original SA, including the embedded sk_buff_head, hrtimers, spinlock, and in-flight reassembly/reorder state.

If xfrm_state_migrate() fails after clone_state() but before the later init_state() call has reinitialized those fields, the cloned state can be destroyed by xfrm_state_gc_task() with list and timer state copied from the original SA. With queued packets this lets the clone splice and free skbs owned by the original IPTFS queue, leading to use-after-free and double-free reports in iptfs_destroy_state() and skb release paths.

Reinitialize the clone's runtime state before publishing it through x->mode_data. Because clone_state() now publishes a destroyable mode_data object before init_state(), take the mode callback module reference there. Avoid taking it again from __iptfs_init_state() for the same object.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLinux

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • 0e4fbf013fa566f274ce9b4ce698c75b1f998c52 to before 9327252e04626d4bb02ca8c0c108fbe8eabf0c5aAffected
  • 0e4fbf013fa566f274ce9b4ce698c75b1f998c52 to before dfb9f6cbfa9826655a49698cf90eb800fce2178eAffected
  • 0e4fbf013fa566f274ce9b4ce698c75b1f998c52 to before 7f83d174073234839aea176f265e517e0d50a1d2Affected
LinuxLinux
  • 6.14Affected
  • before 6.14Not affected
  • 6.18.35 through 6.18.*Not affected
  • 7.0.12 through 7.0.*Not affected
  • 7.1 and laterNot affected

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