Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72451
xfrm: Fix xfrm state cache insertion race
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Fix xfrm state cache insertion race The xfrm input state cache insertion code checks the validity of the state before acquiring the global xfrm_state_lock. Thus it's possible for someone else to kill the state after it passed the validity check, and then the insertion will add the dead state to the cache. Fix this by moving the validity check inside the lock. This entire function is called on the input path, where BH must be off (e.g., the caller of this function xfrm_input acquires its spinlocks without disabling BH). So there is no need to disable BH here or take the RCU read lock. Remove both and replace them with an assertion that trips if BH is accidentally enabled on some future calling path.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
5e4334dc39443645415450163ff5ff1ee7e79784 before 6dab4dec9a49121d079981ac913569f232c06b06; 81a331a0e72ddc2f75092603d9577bd1a0ca23ad before a1a3360a0c44b8b5c134db2a9d0667b61c9cf523; 81a331a0e72ddc2f75092603d9577bd1a0ca23ad before 041859fd55c81ea55e76d051e39b7b79975b8c7d; 81a331a0e72ddc2f75092603d9577bd1a0ca23ad before ddd3d0132920319ac426e12456013eadbae67e15; 6.12.13 before 6.12.97; 6.13 · source: vendor
Affected product
LI
Linux
Linux
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