6.18-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Tristan Madani commit 58858b8f14803a7eeac297b3ce20f3b21bf2ff66 upstream. ice_eswitch_release_repr() uses metadata_dst_free() to release the representor's metadata_dst. metadata_dst_free() directly frees the underlying memory without checking the dst_entry refcount. When ice_eswitch_port_start_xmit() processes a packet, it takes a reference via dst_hold() and attaches the metadata_dst to the skb. If the representor is torn down while packets are still queued on the lower device (e.g. in a qdisc), the metadata_dst is freed while references are still held. Use dst_release() instead, which correctly decrements the refcount and only frees the object when all references are dropped. The dst subsystem already handles metadata_dst cleanup in dst_destroy() when DST_METADATA is set. Other drivers sharing this pattern (nfp, airoha, bnxt) already use dst_release() for their metadata_dst lifecycle. Fixes: f5396b8a663f7 ("ice: switchdev slow path") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Signed-off-by: Tony Nguyen Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260928230429.495442-5-anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_eswitch.c @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ice_eswitch_release_repr(struct ice_pf * return; ice_vsi_update_security(vsi, ice_vsi_ctx_set_antispoof); - metadata_dst_free(repr->dst); + dst_release(&repr->dst->dst); repr->dst = NULL; ice_fltr_add_mac_and_broadcast(vsi, repr->parent_mac, ICE_FWD_TO_VSI);