On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 11:14:18AM +0000, Wentao Liang wrote:
> ixgbevf_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: 0062e7cc955e0 ("ixgbevf: add VF IPsec offload code")
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
Reviewed-by: Joe Damato <[email protected]>
