[PATCH] ixgbe: fix xfrm_state reference leak in ixgbe_ipsec_rx()
From: Wentao Liang
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 07:18:56 EST
ixgbe_ipsec_find_rx_state() returns the state with an extra reference,
which is handed over to the secpath on the success path. When
secpath_set() fails, the state has not been stored anywhere yet and the
reference is dropped on the floor.
Release it before returning.
Fixes: 92103199f10a3 ("ixgbe: process the Rx ipsec offload")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index bd397b3d7dea..e44d5eed9ab5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -1197,8 +1197,10 @@ void ixgbe_ipsec_rx(struct ixgbe_ring *rx_ring,
return;
sp = secpath_set(skb);
- if (unlikely(!sp))
+ if (unlikely(!sp)) {
+ xfrm_state_put(xs);
return;
+ }
sp->xvec[sp->len++] = xs;
sp->olen++;
--
2.34.1