In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: iptfs: fix use-after-free on first_skb in __input_process_payload
__input_process_payload() stores first_skb into xtfs->ra_newskb under
drop_lock when starting partial reassembly, then unlocks and breaks out
of the processing loop. The post-loop check reads xtfs->ra_newskb
without the lock to decide whether first_skb is still owned:
if (first_skb && first_iplen && !defer && first_skb != xtfs->ra_newskb)
Between spin_unlock and this read, a concurrent CPU running
iptfs_reassem_cont() (or the drop_timer hrtimer) can complete
reassembly, NULL xtfs->ra_newskb, and free the skb. The check then
evaluates first_skb != NULL as true, and pskb_trim/ip_summed/consume_skb
operate on the freed skb — a use-after-free in skbuff_head_cache.
Replace the unlocked read with a local bool that records whether
first_skb was handed to the reassembly state in the current call. The
flag is set after the existing spin_unlock, before the break, using the
pointer equality that is stable at that point (first_skb == skb iff
first_skb was stored in ra_newskb).
References
Configurations
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History
08 Jul 2026, 13:05
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d9a79fbf5172d9c4c0146057af2360913265a11 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb48730bb827d1550401a5d391903f9d90b493c8 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff2ee35b6ce5fa8a8e24ea50b15733d5c8780198 - Patch |
28 Jun 2026, 08:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8 |
25 Jun 2026, 09:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-25 09:16
Updated : 2026-07-08 13:05
NVD link : CVE-2026-53240
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53240
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53240
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
