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CVE-2026-98364 json

xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation

published last mo. modified 24d ago also EUVD-2026-93349

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 7.3
  • linux Debian 14 7.2.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98364

  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.18
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1017.17
  • linux-riscv Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42.1
  • linux-oracle Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1015.16
  • linux-hwe-7.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1
  • linux-oem-7.0 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1017.17

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98364

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  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.2.10-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12131-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:93412ALSA-2026:93413

  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2
  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:93413RLSA-2026:93412

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-98364 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: xfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93412
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, rv 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, perf 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, rtla 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, +20 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93412
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, +62 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93412
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, libperf 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93413
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93412
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-rt 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, +34 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.64.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93412
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-rt 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.72.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-264.14.1.el10_3, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:93413
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 rhcos 4.22.9.8.202611032353
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95346
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

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