In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst()
On the error path where in6_dev_get(dev) returns NULL, xfrm6_fill_dst()
releases the device reference with netdev_put() but leaves
xdst->u.dst.dev set. dst_destroy() later calls netdev_put(dst->dev)
again, so the same net_device reference is released twice, underflowing
its refcount (ref_tracker WARNING + "unregister_netdevice: waiting for
<dev> to become free").
Clear xdst->u.dst.dev after the netdev_put(), the same way the XFRM
device-offload paths xfrm_dev_state_add() and xfrm_dev_policy_add() in
net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c NULL ->dev when releasing the reference on error.
ref_tracker: reference already released.
ref_tracker: allocated in:
xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86)
...
udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1696)
...
ref_tracker: freed in:
xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:90)
...
WARNING: lib/ref_tracker.c:322 at ref_tracker_free+0x58b/0x780
dst_destroy (net/core/dst.c:115)
rcu_core
handle_softirqs
...
xfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst()
On the error path where in6_dev_get(dev) returns NULL, xfrm6_fill_dst()
releases the device reference with netdev_put() but leaves
xdst->u.dst.dev set. dst_destroy() later calls netdev_put(dst->dev)
again, so the same net_device reference is released twice, underflowing
its refcount (ref_tracker WARNING + "unregister_netdevice: waiting for
<dev> to become free").
Clear xdst->u.dst.dev after the netdev_put(), the same way the XFRM
device-offload paths xfrm_dev_state_add() and xfrm_dev_policy_add() in
net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c NULL ->dev when releasing the reference on error.
ref_tracker: reference already released.
ref_tracker: allocated in:
xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86)
...
udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1696)
...
ref_tracker: freed in:
xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:90)
...
WARNING: lib/ref_tracker.c:322 at ref_tracker_free+0x58b/0x780
dst_destroy (net/core/dst.c:115)
rcu_core
handle_softirqs
...
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst() On the error path where in6_dev_get(dev) returns NULL, xfrm6_fill_dst() releases the device reference with netdev_put() but leaves xdst->u.dst.dev set. dst_destroy() later calls netdev_put(dst->dev) again, so the same net_device reference is released twice, underflowing its refcount (ref_tracker WARNING + "unregister_netdevice: waiting for <dev> to become free"). Clear xdst->u.dst.dev after the netdev_put(), the same way the XFRM device-offload paths xfrm_dev_state_add() and xfrm_dev_policy_add() in net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c NULL ->dev when releasing the reference on error. ref_tracker: reference already released. ref_tracker: allocated in: xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:86) ... udpv6_sendmsg (net/ipv6/udp.c:1696) ... ref_tracker: freed in: xfrm6_fill_dst (net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:90) ... WARNING: lib/ref_tracker.c:322 at ref_tracker_free+0x58b/0x780 dst_destroy (net/core/dst.c:115) rcu_core handle_softirqs ... | |
| Title | xfrm6: clear dst.dev on error to avoid double netdev_put in xfrm6_fill_dst() | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-05T08:09:34.946Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T15:36:31.798Z
Link: CVE-2026-64580
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Updated: 2026-08-05T11:30:17Z