Critical severity · published Sep 17, 2026
CVE-2026-92489
xfrm: Fix skb double-free in xfrm_dev_direct_output()
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: Fix skb double-free in xfrm_dev_direct_output()
A return value other than 1 from local_out() means that the skb has been
consumed or its ownership was transferred. xfrm_dev_direct_output()
nevertheless frees the skb on this path, causing a double-free when
netfilter drops the packet and invalidating any other owner.
Return the local_out() result directly, matching the ownership handling
in xfrm_output_resume().
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)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
bfb9b9404a53a72524ce695551755117e9d3deb0 before 621871b696b108026bf4b44ed4085ffa2102f417; a0395e96831adee8ffa016bf958e4dce9ece656e before bc9297796bfdcc8d9609236e54519a4f38737aac; 5eddd76ec2fd1988f0a3450fde9730b10dd22992 before 02deb637e965950148752a304dd1471212dd6470; 5eddd76ec2fd1988f0a3450fde9730b10dd22992 before 56a347950e661c1a7f8f31c43a2ea53c2323b6f4; 5eddd76ec2fd1988f0a3450fde9730b10dd22992 before 2aed51fc58d9ce450e2c116efb956160fd06fa02; d1d673a5bede3767252cff19c0ab1e5387c6f43f; +4 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92489
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92489
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02deb637e965950148752a304dd1471212dd6470
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aed51fc58d9ce450e2c116efb956160fd06fa02
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56a347950e661c1a7f8f31c43a2ea53c2323b6f4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/621871b696b108026bf4b44ed4085ffa2102f417
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc9297796bfdcc8d9609236e54519a4f38737aac
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