CVE-2026-63911: xfrm: iptfs: reset runtime state when cloning SAs

Published Jul 19, 2026
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Updated

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

xfrm: iptfs: reset runtime state when cloning SAs

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

If xfrmstatemigrate() fails after clonestate() but before the later initstate() call has reinitialized those fields, the cloned state can be destroyed by xfrmstategctask() 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 iptfsdestroystate() and skb release paths.

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

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=6.14<6.18.35
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.12
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc5
debian/linux<7.0.12-1
7.0.12-1
linux/kernel>=6.14.0<6.18.35
6.18.35
linux/kernel>=6.19.0<7.0.12
7.0.12
debian/linux
6.1.176-16.1.190-16.12.107-16.12.115-27.2.12-17.2.15-1

Event History

Jul 19, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:55 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:55 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via OSV·02:55 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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