# CVE-2026-98364: xfrm: hold net\_device reference under RCU in bundle creation

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.8
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 25ee3286dcbc830a833354bb1d15567956844813, fixed in 8d85d6bc9c46dc41cb2be0eac53f8ab068c3a807; from 25ee3286dcbc830a833354bb1d15567956844813, fixed in 9fa903b24b1f46b4ff5443bcd4aca23e5c57f9c1
- Linux: 2.6.25
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.25, fixed in 7.2.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation xfrm_bundle_create() and xfrm_create_dummy_bundle() read dst->dev into a local pointer without taking a device reference, then pass it to xfrm_fill_dst(). A concurrent RTM_DELLINK replaces dst->dev via dst_dev_put() and frees the old net_device, causing a use-after-free when xfrm6_fill_dst() later dereferences the stale dev pointer. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860 (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86 netdev_hold()) Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880142fe588 by task exploit/153 Call Trace: xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860 xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x21d4/0x2bd0 xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x485/0x1640 ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0x19b/0x1e0 udpv6_sendmsg+0x1443/0x2dd0 Fix this by reading dst->dev via dst_dev_rcu() and keeping the RCU read-side critical section active until xfrm_fill_dst() has taken the required device references.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d85d6bc9c46dc41cb2be0eac53f8ab068c3a807
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fa903b24b1f46b4ff5443bcd4aca23e5c57f9c1

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