CVE-2026-64522
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix eswitch mode block underflow on IPsec acquire SA mlx5e_xfrm_add_state() handles acquire-flow temporary SAs by allocating software state and skipping hardware offload setup. That path jumps to the common success label before taking the eswitch mode block. After tunnel-mode validation was moved earlier, the common success label unconditionally calls mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode(). For acquire SAs, this decrements esw->offloads.num_block_mode without a matching increment. Return directly after installing the acquire SA offload handle, so only the paths that successfully called mlx5_eswitch_block_mode() call the matching unblock.
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"id": "CVE-2026-64522",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"published": "2026-07-25T10:17:38.497",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:17:41.690",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5e: Fix eswitch mode block underflow on IPsec acquire SA\n\nmlx5e_xfrm_add_state() handles acquire-flow temporary SAs by allocating\nsoftware state and skipping hardware offload setup.\n\nThat path jumps to the common success label before taking the eswitch mode\nblock. After tunnel-mode validation was moved earlier, the common success\nlabel unconditionally calls mlx5_eswitch_unblock_mode(). For acquire SAs,\nthis decrements esw->offloads.num_block_mode without a matching increment.\n\nReturn directly after installing the acquire SA offload handle, so only the\npaths that successfully called mlx5_eswitch_block_mode() call the matching\nunblock."
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