Vulnerability · Published Apr 24, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-31663xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: hold dev ref until after transport_finish NF_HOOK After async crypto completes, xfrm_input_resume() calls dev_put() immediately on re-entry before the skb reaches transport_finish. The skb->dev pointer is then used inside NF_HOOK and its okfn, which can race with device teardown. Remove the dev_put from the async resumption entry and instead drop the reference after the NF_HOOK call in transport_finish, using a saved device pointer since NF_HOOK may consume the skb. This covers NF_DROP, NF_QUEUE and NF_STOLEN paths that skip the okfn. For non-transport exits (decaps, gro, drop) and secondary async return points, release the reference inline when async is set.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:68531
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67471
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:68531
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67471
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67471
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:67471
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AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:68570
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-31663
Debian:13linux6.12.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31663
Debian:14linux6.19.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31663
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-211.55.1.el10_2RLSA-2026:67471
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.164.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:68531
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8RLSA-2026:68570
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.164.1.rt7.505.el8_10RLSA-2026:68532
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-146.146USN-8903-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-146.146UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1066.69USN-8903-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31663

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux acf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e – before 4d06caedea587c59cc2cc893ceecc57c75c64312acf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e – before 94439cbe478b53f92223da9aae95fffb28623c3facf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e – before 4236c30b437b80f673b9e08c8fae38b8d471ac9eacf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e – before 0f451b43c88bf2b9c038b414be580efee42e031bacf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e – before 5002beda5cac69d522dc54da0d5d463ed9c963d2acf568ee859f098279eadf551612f103afdacb4e – before 1c428b03840094410c5fb6a5db30640486bbbfcb69895c5ea0ca2e8d7de1e6d36965d0ab9730787f833760100588acfb267dac4d6a02ab9931237739
Linux Linux 4.15

Weakness: CWE-826, CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References