Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72463
xfrm: Fix dev use-after-free in xfrm async resumption
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: Fix dev use-after-free in xfrm async resumption
xfrm async resumption hold skb->dev refcnt until after transport_finish.
However, xfrm_rcv_cb may modify skb->dev to tunnel dev without taking
device reference, such as vti_rcv_cb. The subsequent async resumption
will decrement the tunnel device's reference count, which lead to uaf
of tunnel dev and refcnt leak of orig dev as below:
unregister_netdevice: waiting for vti1 to become free. Usage count = -2
Stash the original skb->dev to fix refcnt imbalance. The new skb->dev set
by xfrm_rcv_cb can race with device teardown. Extend rcu protection over
xfrm_rcv_cb and transport_finish to prevent races.
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)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
4236c30b437b80f673b9e08c8fae38b8d471ac9e before fed4d3195a31125566876952ce66113ec1eb9008; 0f451b43c88bf2b9c038b414be580efee42e031b before 1acd93259b6be269e26be5d71c224bccd1f8352f; 1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb before 63a30015199912bd5055bead8001b1ae68a67cdb; 1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb before 8045c0df98d4f14c54e5cb875f1c9c0ce89fe4ff; 94439cbe478b53f92223da9aae95fffb28623c3f; 5002beda5cac69d522dc54da0d5d463ed9c963d2; +5 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72463
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72463
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fed4d3195a31125566876952ce66113ec1eb9008
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1acd93259b6be269e26be5d71c224bccd1f8352f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63a30015199912bd5055bead8001b1ae68a67cdb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8045c0df98d4f14c54e5cb875f1c9c0ce89fe4ff
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