diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index a50dd6f34b91..fe5fc4bab7ee 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -2438,8 +2438,10 @@ static int key_pol_get_resp(struct sock *sk, struct xfrm_policy *xp, const struc
 		goto out;
 	}
 	err = pfkey_xfrm_policy2msg(out_skb, xp, dir);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		kfree_skb(out_skb);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	out_hdr = (struct sadb_msg *) out_skb->data;
 	out_hdr->sadb_msg_version = hdr->sadb_msg_version;
@@ -2690,8 +2692,10 @@ static int dump_sp(struct xfrm_policy *xp, int dir, int count, void *ptr)
 		return PTR_ERR(out_skb);
 
 	err = pfkey_xfrm_policy2msg(out_skb, xp, dir);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		kfree_skb(out_skb);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	out_hdr = (struct sadb_msg *) out_skb->data;
 	out_hdr->sadb_msg_version = pfk->dump.msg_version;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/Kconfig b/net/xfrm/Kconfig
index c967fc3c38c8..51bb6018f3bf 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/Kconfig
+++ b/net/xfrm/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ config XFRM_ALGO
 	tristate
 	select XFRM
 	select CRYPTO
+	select CRYPTO_HASH
+	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER
 
 if INET
 config XFRM_USER
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
index ad3a2555c517..7dbe0c608df5 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void xfrmi_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 	free_percpu(dev->tstats);
 }
 
-static int xfrmi_create2(struct net_device *dev)
+static int xfrmi_create(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct xfrm_if *xi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
@@ -156,54 +156,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_create(struct net *net, struct xfrm_if_parms *p)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev;
-	struct xfrm_if *xi;
-	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
-	int err;
-
-	if (p->name[0]) {
-		strlcpy(name, p->name, IFNAMSIZ);
-	} else {
-		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto failed;
-	}
-
-	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*xi), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, xfrmi_dev_setup);
-	if (!dev) {
-		err = -EAGAIN;
-		goto failed;
-	}
-
-	dev_net_set(dev, net);
-
-	xi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	xi->p = *p;
-	xi->net = net;
-	xi->dev = dev;
-	xi->phydev = dev_get_by_index(net, p->link);
-	if (!xi->phydev) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto failed_free;
-	}
-
-	err = xfrmi_create2(dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto failed_dev_put;
-
-	return xi;
-
-failed_dev_put:
-	dev_put(xi->phydev);
-failed_free:
-	free_netdev(dev);
-failed:
-	return ERR_PTR(err);
-}
-
-static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_locate(struct net *net, struct xfrm_if_parms *p,
-				   int create)
+static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_locate(struct net *net, struct xfrm_if_parms *p)
 {
 	struct xfrm_if __rcu **xip;
 	struct xfrm_if *xi;
@@ -211,17 +164,11 @@ static struct xfrm_if *xfrmi_locate(struct net *net, struct xfrm_if_parms *p,
 
 	for (xip = &xfrmn->xfrmi[0];
 	     (xi = rtnl_dereference(*xip)) != NULL;
-	     xip = &xi->next) {
-		if (xi->p.if_id == p->if_id) {
-			if (create)
-				return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
-
+	     xip = &xi->next)
+		if (xi->p.if_id == p->if_id)
 			return xi;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!create)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-	return xfrmi_create(net, p);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void xfrmi_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -686,21 +633,33 @@ static int xfrmi_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 			struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
-	struct xfrm_if_parms *p;
+	struct xfrm_if_parms p;
 	struct xfrm_if *xi;
+	int err;
 
-	xi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	p = &xi->p;
-
-	xfrmi_netlink_parms(data, p);
+	xfrmi_netlink_parms(data, &p);
 
 	if (!tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	nla_strlcpy(p->name, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
+	nla_strlcpy(p.name, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
 
-	xi = xfrmi_locate(net, p, 1);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(xi);
+	xi = xfrmi_locate(net, &p);
+	if (xi)
+		return -EEXIST;
+
+	xi = netdev_priv(dev);
+	xi->p = p;
+	xi->net = net;
+	xi->dev = dev;
+	xi->phydev = dev_get_by_index(net, p.link);
+	if (!xi->phydev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	err = xfrmi_create(dev);
+	if (err < 0)
+		dev_put(xi->phydev);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void xfrmi_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
@@ -717,9 +676,8 @@ static int xfrmi_changelink(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
 
 	xfrmi_netlink_parms(data, &xi->p);
 
-	xi = xfrmi_locate(net, &xi->p, 0);
-
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(xi)) {
+	xi = xfrmi_locate(net, &xi->p);
+	if (!xi) {
 		xi = netdev_priv(dev);
 	} else {
 		if (xi->dev != dev)
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index b1694d5d15d3..4fb58dfecc7a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -582,9 +582,6 @@ static void xfrm_bydst_resize(struct net *net, int dir)
 	spin_lock_bh(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock);
 	write_seqcount_begin(&xfrm_policy_hash_generation);
 
-	odst = rcu_dereference_protected(net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir].table,
-				lockdep_is_held(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock));
-
 	odst = rcu_dereference_protected(net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir].table,
 				lockdep_is_held(&net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_lock));
 
@@ -1280,13 +1277,17 @@ static void xfrm_hash_rebuild(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(policy, n,
 					  &net->xfrm.policy_inexact[dir],
-					  bydst_inexact_list)
+					  bydst_inexact_list) {
+			hlist_del_rcu(&policy->bydst);
 			hlist_del_init(&policy->bydst_inexact_list);
+		}
 
 		hmask = net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir].hmask;
 		odst = net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir].table;
-		for (i = hmask; i >= 0; i--)
-			INIT_HLIST_HEAD(odst + i);
+		for (i = hmask; i >= 0; i--) {
+			hlist_for_each_entry_safe(policy, n, odst + i, bydst)
+				hlist_del_rcu(&policy->bydst);
+		}
 		if ((dir & XFRM_POLICY_MASK) == XFRM_POLICY_OUT) {
 			/* dir out => dst = remote, src = local */
 			net->xfrm.policy_bydst[dir].dbits4 = rbits4;
@@ -1315,8 +1316,6 @@ static void xfrm_hash_rebuild(struct work_struct *work)
 		chain = policy_hash_bysel(net, &policy->selector,
 					  policy->family, dir);
 
-		hlist_del_rcu(&policy->bydst);
-
 		if (!chain) {
 			void *p = xfrm_policy_inexact_insert(policy, dir, 0);
 
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 173477211e40..b88ba45ff1ac 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -151,6 +151,25 @@ static int verify_newsa_info(struct xfrm_usersa_info *p,
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	switch (p->family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		break;
+
+	case AF_INET6:
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
+		break;
+#else
+		err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		goto out;
+#endif
+
+	default:
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	switch (p->sel.family) {
+	case AF_UNSPEC:
+		break;
+
 	case AF_INET:
 		if (p->sel.prefixlen_d > 32 || p->sel.prefixlen_s > 32)
 			goto out;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/xfrm_policy.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/xfrm_policy.sh
index 71d7fdc513c1..5445943bf07f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/xfrm_policy.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/xfrm_policy.sh
@@ -257,6 +257,29 @@ check_exceptions()
 	return $lret
 }
 
+check_hthresh_repeat()
+{
+	local log=$1
+	i=0
+
+	for i in $(seq 1 10);do
+		ip -net ns1 xfrm policy update src e000:0001::0000 dst ff01::0014:0000:0001 dir in tmpl src :: dst :: proto esp mode tunnel priority 100 action allow || break
+		ip -net ns1 xfrm policy set hthresh6 0 28 || break
+
+		ip -net ns1 xfrm policy update src e000:0001::0000 dst ff01::01 dir in tmpl src :: dst :: proto esp mode tunnel priority 100 action allow || break
+		ip -net ns1 xfrm policy set hthresh6 0 28 || break
+	done
+
+	if [ $i -ne 10 ] ;then
+		echo "FAIL: $log" 1>&2
+		ret=1
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	echo "PASS: $log"
+	return 0
+}
+
 #check for needed privileges
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ];then
 	echo "SKIP: Need root privileges"
@@ -404,7 +427,9 @@ for n in ns3 ns4;do
 	ip -net $n xfrm policy set hthresh4 32 32 hthresh6 128 128
 	sleep $((RANDOM%5))
 done
-check_exceptions "exceptions and block policies after hresh change to normal"
+check_exceptions "exceptions and block policies after htresh change to normal"
+
+check_hthresh_repeat "policies with repeated htresh change"
 
 for i in 1 2 3 4;do ip netns del ns$i;done