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CVE-2026-63919: Linux kernel · xfrm: input: hold netns during deferred transport reinjection

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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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

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7b3801927e52f8621de311277f7fc727635019e7, < c16f74dc1d75d0e2e7670076d5375deda110ebeb
Fixed in
  • c16f74dc1d75d0e2e7670076d5375deda110ebeb
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7b3801927e52f8621de311277f7fc727635019e7, < 55ddfc41451f01c588089cd74957a05311b6f202
Fixed in
  • 55ddfc41451f01c588089cd74957a05311b6f202
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7b3801927e52f8621de311277f7fc727635019e7, < 48ce101cd630d6745b6923b5bad8358bc4c119da
Fixed in
  • 48ce101cd630d6745b6923b5bad8358bc4c119da
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7b3801927e52f8621de311277f7fc727635019e7, < 9f67a36e91bb50d358760f381f233913fe5c09f8
Fixed in
  • 9f67a36e91bb50d358760f381f233913fe5c09f8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7b3801927e52f8621de311277f7fc727635019e7, < 9f7ebb45a83afc3216e855e57d51bb4bc9b5232e
Fixed in
  • 9f7ebb45a83afc3216e855e57d51bb4bc9b5232e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 7b3801927e52f8621de311277f7fc727635019e7, < 8dfabcba6a943a7a02ebe1e1637c361ba96acbaa
Fixed in
  • 8dfabcba6a943a7a02ebe1e1637c361ba96acbaa

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().

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