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CVE-2026-64579: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: policy: preallocate inexact bins before...

MEDIUM CVSS 0.0

Published: August 5, 2026 | Last Modified: August 5, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: policy: preallocate inexact bins before xfrm_hash_rebuild reinsert xfrm_hash_rebuild()'s first loop preallocates the bins/chains the reinsert loop needs, so the reinsert (after hlist_del_rcu()) cannot allocate or fail. But its guard is inverted: it skips policies with prefixlen

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