[PATCH net v3] xfrm: iptfs: only publish mode_data after clone setup

From: Paul Moses

Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 10:58:38 EST


iptfs_clone_state() stores x->mode_data before allocating the reorder
window. If that allocation fails, the code frees the cloned state and
returns -ENOMEM, leaving x->mode_data pointing at freed memory.

The xfrm clone unwind later runs destroy_state() through x->mode_data,
so the failed clone path tears down IPTFS state that clone_state()
already freed.

Keep the cloned IPTFS state private until all allocations succeed so
failed clones leave x->mode_data unset. The destroy path already
handles a NULL mode_data pointer.

Fixes: 6be02e3e4f37 ("xfrm: iptfs: handle reordering of received packets")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Paul Moses <p@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Rebase on top of current ipsec tree

net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
index 2c87290fe06c..7cd97c1dcd11 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
@@ -2664,9 +2664,6 @@ static int iptfs_clone_state(struct xfrm_state *x, struct xfrm_state *orig)
if (!xtfs)
return -ENOMEM;

- x->mode_data = xtfs;
- xtfs->x = x;
-
xtfs->ra_newskb = NULL;
if (xtfs->cfg.reorder_win_size) {
xtfs->w_saved = kcalloc(xtfs->cfg.reorder_win_size,
@@ -2677,6 +2674,9 @@ static int iptfs_clone_state(struct xfrm_state *x, struct xfrm_state *orig)
}
}

+ x->mode_data = xtfs;
+ xtfs->x = x;
+
return 0;
}

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