In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfrm: hold dev ref until after transportfinish NFHOOK
After async crypto completes, xfrminputresume() calls devput() immediately on re-entry before the skb reaches transportfinish. The skb->dev pointer is then used inside NF_HOOK and its okfn, which can race with device teardown.
Remove the devput from the async resumption entry and instead drop the reference after the NFHOOK call in transportfinish, using a saved device pointer since NFHOOK may consume the skb. This covers NFDROP, NFQUEUE and NF_STOLEN paths that skip the okfn.
For non-transport exits (decaps, gro, drop) and secondary async return points, release the reference inline when async is set.
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"cna_assigner": "Linux"
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