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    CVE-2026-43091

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Wait for RCU readers during policy netns exit xfrm_policy_fini() frees the policy_bydst hash tables after flushing the policy work items and deleting all policies, but it does not wait for concurrent RCU readers to leave their read-side critical sections first. The policy_bydst tables are published via rcu_assign_pointer() and are looked up through rcu_dereference_check(), so netns teardown must also wait for an RCU grace period before freeing the table memory. Fix this by adding synchronize_rcu() before freeing the policy hash tables.

    Published:May 6, 2026
    Last Modified:May 19, 2026
    EPS:May 6, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00013
    CVSS Score:7.8

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    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

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