xfrm: Fix skb double-free in xfrm_dev_direct_output()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Fix skb double-free in xfrm_dev_direct_output() A return value other than 1 from local_out() means that the skb has been consumed or its ownership was transferred. xfrm_dev_direct_output() nevertheless frees the skb on this path, causing a double-free when netfilter drops the packet and invalidating any other owner. Return the local_out() result directly, matching the ownership handling in xfrm_output_resume().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.14
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92489
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3mf-vgc4-phvg
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/621871b696b108026bf4b44ed4085ffa2102f417
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc9297796bfdcc8d9609236e54519a4f38737aac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02deb637e965950148752a304dd1471212dd6470
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56a347950e661c1a7f8f31c43a2ea53c2323b6f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aed51fc58d9ce450e2c116efb956160fd06fa02
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Sources
- CVE-2026-92489 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92489 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3mf-vgc4-phvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92489 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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