CVE-2026-64525

xfrm: move policy_bydst RCU sync from per-netns .exit to .pre_exit

CVE-2026-64525 is fixed in 52 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1881, released June 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0016
4th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: move policy_bydst RCU sync from per-netns .exit to .pre_exit The struct pernet_operations docstring in include/net/net_namespace.h explicitly warns against blocking RCU primitives in .exit handlers: Exit methods using blocking RCU primitives, such as synchronize_rcu(), should be implemented via exit_batch. [...] Please, avoid synchronize_rcu() at all, where it's possible. Note that a combination of pre_exit() and exit() can be used, since a synchronize_rcu() is guaranteed between the calls. xfrm_policy_fini() violates this: it calls synchronize_rcu() before freeing the policy_bydst hash tables (so no RCU reader is mid- traversal at free time), but runs from xfrm_net_ops.exit -- once per namespace -- so a cleanup_net() of N namespaces pays N full RCU grace periods serially. Use the documented pre_exit/exit split. Move the policy flush (and the workqueue drains it depends on) into a new .pre_exit handler; xfrm_policy_fini() then runs in .exit and frees the hash tables after the synchronize_rcu_expedited() that cleanup_net() guarantees between the two phases. Providing O(1) RCU grace periods per batch instead of O(N). Observed on Linux 6.18 with a workload doing unshare(CLONE_NEWNET) at ~13/sec sustained: cleanup_net() and the netns_wq rescuer kthread both stuck in xfrm_policy_fini()'s synchronize_rcu(), >300k struct net accumulated in the cleanup queue, Percpu in /proc/meminfo climbed to 130+ GB on 256-CPU hosts, and memcg OOMs followed. setup_net and __put_net counts were balanced, ruling out a refcount leak.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.22 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1.150700.17.51.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.94-123.174 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.35-68.127 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_24 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.94-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64525 Jul 26, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.0.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64525 Jul 26, 2026
microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.94-123.174.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1968 Jul 20, 2026
python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026
python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.35-68.127.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Jun 22, 2026

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