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CVE-2026-31406
published 2026-04-06

CVE-2026-31406: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Fix work re-schedule after cancel in xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini() After…

PriorityP336high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.16%
5.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Fix work re-schedule after cancel in xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini() After cancel_delayed_work_sync() is called from xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini(), xfrm_state_fini() flushes remaining states via __xfrm_state_delete(), which calls xfrm_nat_keepalive_state_updated() to re-schedule nat_keepalive_work. The following is a simple race scenario: cpu0 cpu1 cleanup_net() [Round 1] ops_undo_list() xfrm_net_exit() xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini() cancel_delayed_work_sync(nat_keepalive_work); xfrm_state_fini() xfrm_state_flush() xfrm_state_delete(x) __xfrm_state_delete(x) xfrm_nat_keepalive_state_updated(x) schedule_delayed_work(nat_keepalive_work); rcu_barrier(); net_complete_free(); net_passive_dec(net); llist_add(&net->defer_free_list, &defer_free_list); cleanup_net() [Round 2] rcu_barrier(); net_complete_free() kmem_cache_free(net_cachep, net); nat_keepalive_work() // on freed net To prevent this, cancel_delayed_work_sync() is replaced with disable_delayed_work_sync().

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.11-1 (sid)linux 6.19.11-1 (sid)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= f531d13bdfe3f4f084aaa8acae2cb0f02295f5ae < 32d0f44c2f14d60fe8e920e69a28c11051543ec132d0f44c2f14d60fe8e920e69a28c11051543ec1
linuxlinux>= f531d13bdfe3f4f084aaa8acae2cb0f02295f5ae < 2255ed6adbc3100d2c4a83abd9d0396d04b877922255ed6adbc3100d2c4a83abd9d0396d04b87792
linuxlinux>= f531d13bdfe3f4f084aaa8acae2cb0f02295f5ae < 21f2fc49ca6faa393c31da33b8a4e6c41fc84c1321f2fc49ca6faa393c31da33b8a4e6c41fc84c13
linuxlinux>= f531d13bdfe3f4f084aaa8acae2cb0f02295f5ae < daf8e3b253aa760ff9e96c7768a464bc1d6b3c90daf8e3b253aa760ff9e96c7768a464bc1d6b3c90
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.11 < 6.12.806.12.80
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.216.18.21
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.19 < 6.19.116.19.11

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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