RE: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix xfrm_state reference leak in ixgbe_ipsec_rx()

[Nowlin, Alexander]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2026 4:13 AM
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> Cc: Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kuba@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx; Kitszel, Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@xxxxxxxxx>; sln@xxxxxxxxxxx; Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>; stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PATCH] ixgbe: fix xfrm_state reference leak in ixgbe_ipsec_rx()
> 
> 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(-)

Tested-by: Alexander Nowlin <alexander.nowlin@xxxxxxxxx>