CVE-2026-63919: Linux kernel · xfrm: input: hold netns during deferred transport reinjection
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in c16f74dc1d75d0e2e7670076d5375deda110ebeb : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in c16f74dc1d75d0e2e7670076d5375deda110ebeb, 55ddfc41451f01c588089cd74957a05311b6f202, 48ce101cd630d6745b6923b5bad8358bc4c119da +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: input: hold netns during deferred transport reinjection Transport-mode reinjection stores a struct net pointer in skb->cb and uses it later from xfrm_trans_reinject(). That pointer must stay valid until the deferred callback runs. Take a netns reference when queueing deferred reinjection work and drop it after the callback completes. Use maybe_get_net() so the queueing path does not revive a namespace that is already being torn down. This keeps the existing workqueue design and fixes the netns lifetime handling in one place for all users of xfrm_trans_queue_net().
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee59eda8820b758ed29e1cd3222359c7b97302c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2df7059a18afb7d3aee6c36cad5d371c198111d4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dfabcba6a943a7a02ebe1e1637c361ba96acbaa (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/48ce101cd630d6745b6923b5bad8358bc4c119da (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/55ddfc41451f01c588089cd74957a05311b6f202 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f7ebb45a83afc3216e855e57d51bb4bc9b5232e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f67a36e91bb50d358760f381f233913fe5c09f8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16f74dc1d75d0e2e7670076d5375deda110ebeb (opens in a new tab)