[PATCH] net: ixgbevf: drop the SA reference if secpath_set() fails

[PATCH] net: ixgbevf: drop the SA reference if secpath_set() fails

[Wentao Liang]

ixgbevf_ipsec_rx() takes a reference on the xfrm_state returned by
ixgbevf_ipsec_find_rx_state(). On success that reference is handed over
to the skb's security path, which releases it when the skb is freed.
When secpath_set() cannot allocate the extension it returns NULL, but
the function returns without releasing the xfrm_state, so the SA
reference is leaked.

Put the reference before bailing out.

Fixes: 0062e7cc955e ("ixgbevf: add VF IPsec offload code")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and OpenAI Codex
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
index 076fd0a24858..bf3fcab3bd57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
@@ -596,8 +596,10 @@ void ixgbevf_ipsec_rx(struct ixgbevf_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

Re: [PATCH] net: ixgbevf: drop the SA reference if secpath_set() fails

[netdev-bot+sinfo]

Hi!

This is an automated message. This series looks like a fix, but its
commit messages seem to be missing some information:

 - How the issue was discovered, e.g. hit in production, hit during
   development, syzbot report, manual code inspection, LLM or static
   analysis tool scan.

 - Whether the issue was actually triggered, or is only theoretical
   (e.g. found by code inspection). If it was triggered please include
   the symptoms, like the stack trace or error messages.

 - What hardware the change was tested on. For driver fixes please
   mention the device (and if relevant firmware version) used for
   testing, or say that the change was not tested on real hardware.

Please do not repost the series just to address the above. Instead,
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Re: [PATCH] net: ixgbevf: drop the SA reference if secpath_set() fails

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:05:34 +0000, Wentao Liang wrote:
> ixgbevf_ipsec_rx() takes a reference on the xfrm_state returned by
> ixgbevf_ipsec_find_rx_state(). On success that reference is handed over
> to the skb's security path, which releases it when the skb is freed.
> When secpath_set() cannot allocate the extension it returns NULL, but
> the function returns without releasing the xfrm_state, so the SA
> reference is leaked.
> 
> Put the reference before bailing out.
> 
> Fixes: 0062e7cc955e ("ixgbevf: add VF IPsec offload code")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Assisted-by: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and OpenAI Codex
> Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 



Multiple things here:
1. Your team ignored completely previous feedback. Multiple times.

2. You use multiple identities with this email address, thus I doubt that we
   speak with an actual person.

3. Your bot does not even bother running checkpatch, right?

4. Nothing of this was reproduced nor tested.

5. Finally, the same feedback:
You sent multiple independent patches, to multiple independent
subsystems. The amount of these patches clearly suggest this was
AI generated and most likely not tested.

More importantly, you sent all this work without properly organizing
relevant patches into patchsets. This makes reviewing difficult
and might cause multiple reviewers to address the same issue.
Replying to the entire set is impossible and requires handling each
patch independently, instead of applying or discarding the set.
Maintainers also won't see the bigger picture of your work. Quite
worrying.

This is on the verge of hostile patch: bomb us with so many
contributions, we won't be able to handle them in efficient manner,
like responding ONCE to ask you to slow down.  Considering all this
is untested and LLM generated, I have even more doubts whether this
should be considered for review.

Please read kernel documentation BEFORE posting more work. It will
explain you how to identify subsystems, how to organize your work per
subsystem (so a patchset grouping multiple patches with a short cover
letter), how to document the issue discovery method and what was
or was not tested.

Best regards,
Krzysztof