CVE-2026-90248

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When the caller loses the race (another\nrequest inserted a proto at the same chain/prio first), insert_unique()\ndestroys the caller's own tp_new and returns the winner's proto with an\nextra reference. tp_created was never cleared, so the loser's errout\npath treated the winner's live proto as its own and called\ntcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() on it, silently unlinking an active\nclassifier that the winning request already advertised via\nRTM_NEWTFILTER.\n\nTrack the outcome of the insert step in a single tri-state variable so\neach errout path reacts correctly:\n\n- TP_NOT_CREATED: no proto created; pursue the old path.\n- TP_CREATED: proto inserted successfully; same code path as before.\n- TP_NOT_OWNED: New - lost the insert race; tp is another request's proto\n (chain ref already released by tp_new's destroy)\n\nBoth errout reactions are single expressions derived from the state.\n\nThis fix is motivated by the Sashiko's automated review of Patch\n(net/sched: cls_api: Always acquire rtnl_lock when destroying locked\nclassifiers) [1][2]. 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When the caller loses the race (another\nrequest inserted a proto at the same chain/prio first), insert_unique()\ndestroys the caller's own tp_new and returns the winner's proto with an\nextra reference. tp_created was never cleared, so the loser's errout\npath treated the winner's live proto as its own and called\ntcf_chain_tp_delete_empty() on it, silently unlinking an active\nclassifier that the winning request already advertised via\nRTM_NEWTFILTER.\n\nTrack the outcome of the insert step in a single tri-state variable so\neach errout path reacts correctly:\n\n- TP_NOT_CREATED: no proto created; pursue the old path.\n- TP_CREATED: proto inserted successfully; same code path as before.\n- TP_NOT_OWNED: New - lost the insert race; tp is another request's proto\n (chain ref already released by tp_new's destroy)\n\nBoth errout reactions are single expressions derived from the state.\n\nThis fix is motivated by the Sashiko's automated review of Patch\n(net/sched: cls_api: Always acquire rtnl_lock when destroying locked\nclassifiers) [1][2]. 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