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The dead state\nthen kept x->mode_cbs until deferred GC ran after xfrm_iptfs had been\nunloaded.\n\nClear x->mode_cbs when mode init or clone fails before publishing\nmode_data. Those states never installed mode-specific state or the\nlong-term IPTFS module pin, so deferred GC has nothing mode-specific to\ndestroy and must not retain a callback table pointer past the temporary\nlookup reference.\n\nThe buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order\nwithin that path:\n\nfailed setup path:\n1. cache x->mode_cbs\n2. mode setup fails before mode_data\n3. drop the temporary module ref\n4. dead state keeps x->mode_cbs cached\n\nGC/unload path:\n1. xfrm_state_put() queues GC work\n2. xfrm_iptfs unloads later\n3. xfrm_state_gc_task runs\n4. 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the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfrm: clear mode callbacks after failed mode setup\n\nxfrm_state_gc_task can run long after a failed IPTFS state setup. In the\nreproduced case, __xfrm_init_state() cached x->mode_cbs, IPTFS setup\nreturned -ENOMEM before publishing mode_data, and the temporary module\nreference from xfrm_get_mode_cbs() was dropped immediately. The dead state\nthen kept x->mode_cbs until deferred GC ran after xfrm_iptfs had been\nunloaded.\n\nClear x->mode_cbs when mode init or clone fails before publishing\nmode_data. Those states never installed mode-specific state or the\nlong-term IPTFS module pin, so deferred GC has nothing mode-specific to\ndestroy and must not retain a callback table pointer past the temporary\nlookup reference.\n\nThe buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order\nwithin that path:\n\nfailed setup path:\n1. cache x->mode_cbs\n2. mode setup fails before mode_data\n3. drop the temporary module ref\n4. dead state keeps x->mode_cbs cached\n\nGC/unload path:\n1. xfrm_state_put() queues GC work\n2. xfrm_iptfs unloads later\n3. xfrm_state_gc_task runs\n4. GC dereferences stale x->mode_cbs\n\nThis also covers the failed clone path where clone_state() returns before\npublishing mode_data.\n\nValidation reproduced this kernel report:\nKernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception\nCONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_STACKTRACE_FILTER=y\nfailslab_stacktrace_filter matched xfrm_iptfs frames\nack_error=-12\nFAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure\nBUG: unable to handle page fault\nWorkqueue: events xfrm_state_gc_task\nRIP: xfrm_state_gc_task+0x142/0x650\nModules linked in: esp4_offload xfrm_user [last unloaded: xfrm_iptfs]\nKernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception"}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-08-10T12:04:35.425Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9845a35986a658816f7752f7ebd7c455a4c7dfdf"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c37a079230128a5237f45fb4e181bc069a5c2955"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2538bd3cd1ff5af655908469544ac7b7ae259386"}],"title":"xfrm: clear mode callbacks after failed mode setup","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2026-68415","datePublished":"2026-08-10T12:04:35.425Z","dateReserved":"2026-07-30T09:28:09.391Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-10T12:04:35.425Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2026-08-10 13:20:35","lastModifiedDate":"2026-08-10 13:20:35","problem_types":[],"metrics":[],"configurations":[]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"68415","Ordinal":"1","Title":"xfrm: clear mode callbacks after failed mode setup","CVE":"CVE-2026-68415","Year":"2026"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2026","CveId":"68415","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxfrm: clear mode callbacks after failed mode setup\n\nxfrm_state_gc_task can run long after a failed IPTFS state setup. In the\nreproduced case, __xfrm_init_state() cached x->mode_cbs, IPTFS setup\nreturned -ENOMEM before publishing mode_data, and the temporary module\nreference from xfrm_get_mode_cbs() was dropped immediately. The dead state\nthen kept x->mode_cbs until deferred GC ran after xfrm_iptfs had been\nunloaded.\n\nClear x->mode_cbs when mode init or clone fails before publishing\nmode_data. Those states never installed mode-specific state or the\nlong-term IPTFS module pin, so deferred GC has nothing mode-specific to\ndestroy and must not retain a callback table pointer past the temporary\nlookup reference.\n\nThe buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order\nwithin that path:\n\nfailed setup path:\n1. cache x->mode_cbs\n2. mode setup fails before mode_data\n3. drop the temporary module ref\n4. dead state keeps x->mode_cbs cached\n\nGC/unload path:\n1. xfrm_state_put() queues GC work\n2. xfrm_iptfs unloads later\n3. xfrm_state_gc_task runs\n4. GC dereferences stale x->mode_cbs\n\nThis also covers the failed clone path where clone_state() returns before\npublishing mode_data.\n\nValidation reproduced this kernel report:\nKernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception\nCONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_STACKTRACE_FILTER=y\nfailslab_stacktrace_filter matched xfrm_iptfs frames\nack_error=-12\nFAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure\nBUG: unable to handle page fault\nWorkqueue: events xfrm_state_gc_task\nRIP: xfrm_state_gc_task+0x142/0x650\nModules linked in: esp4_offload xfrm_user [last unloaded: xfrm_iptfs]\nKernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception","Type":"Description","Title":"xfrm: clear mode callbacks after failed mode setup"}]}}}