Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] xfrm: iptfs: only publish mode_data after clone setup

From: Steffen Klassert <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:34:16 +0100

On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:39:09AM +0000, Paul Moses wrote:
> 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: [email-masked]
> Signed-off-by: Paul Moses <[email-masked]>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Fix Fixes tag to point to 6be02e3e4f37
> 
>  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 050a82101ca51..4d7a925f59b7c 100644
> --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
> +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_iptfs.c
> @@ -2653,9 +2653,6 @@ 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 = kzalloc_objs(*xtfs->w_saved,
> @@ -2666,6 +2663,9 @@ static int iptfs_clone_state(struct xfrm_state *x, struct xfrm_state *orig)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> +	x->mode_data = xtfs;
> +	xtfs->x = x;
> +
>  	return 0;
>  }

This does not apply to the ipsec tree. Can you rebase on top of the
current ipsec tree?

Thanks!