{"cve":"CVE-2026-98364","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-06T09:18:30.547","modified":"2026-10-19T10:18:39.290","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfrm: hold net_device reference under RCU in bundle creation\n\nxfrm_bundle_create() and xfrm_create_dummy_bundle() read dst->dev into\na local pointer without taking a device reference, then pass it to\nxfrm_fill_dst(). A concurrent RTM_DELLINK replaces dst->dev via\ndst_dev_put() and frees the old net_device, causing a use-after-free\nwhen xfrm6_fill_dst() later dereferences the stale dev pointer.\n\n  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860\n  (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86 netdev_hold())\n  Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880142fe588 by task exploit/153\n  Call Trace:\n   xfrm6_fill_dst+0x82c/0x860\n   xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x21d4/0x2bd0\n   xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x485/0x1640\n   ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0x19b/0x1e0\n   udpv6_sendmsg+0x1443/0x2dd0\n\nFix this by reading dst->dev via dst_dev_rcu() and keeping the RCU\nread-side critical section active until xfrm_fill_dst() has taken the\nrequired device references.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d85d6bc9c46dc41cb2be0eac53f8ab068c3a807","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fa903b24b1f46b4ff5443bcd4aca23e5c57f9c1"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:57:46.668721662+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98364","score":0.00121,"percentile":0.01866,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}