Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: fix refcount leak in xfrm_migrate_policy_find
syzkaller reported a memory leak in xfrm_policy_alloc:
BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888114d79000 (size 1024): comm "syz.1.17", pid 931 ... xfrm_policy_alloc+0xb3/0x4b0 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:432
The root cause is a double call to xfrm_pol_hold_rcu() in xfrm_migrate_policy_find(). The lookup function already returns a policy with held reference, making the second call redundant.
Remove the redundant xfrm_pol_hold_rcu() call to fix the refcount imbalance and prevent the memory leak.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 563d5ca93e883b9dcb4b7dc8967ac569fd91820d, < 21e235a36cfb6d145cefb10728f12f5dc5412f54; >= 563d5ca93e883b9dcb4b7dc8967ac569fd91820d, < 836ee1b0426ea3db31531e9581cc32f513d24e32; >= 563d5ca93e883b9dcb4b7dc8967ac569fd91820d, < 70c2a89a3bc207c3bfbf6f21bb439809e0a4a27a; >= 563d5ca93e883b9dcb4b7dc8967ac569fd91820d, < 83317cce60a032c49480dcdabe146435bd689d03 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21e235a36cfb6d145cefb10728f12f5dc5412f54Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70c2a89a3bc207c3bfbf6f21bb439809e0a4a27aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83317cce60a032c49480dcdabe146435bd689d03Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/836ee1b0426ea3db31531e9581cc32f513d24e32Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 6, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed