diff --git a/libreswan-4.15-whack-fd-refcount.patch b/libreswan-4.15-whack-fd-refcount.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79d0b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libreswan-4.15-whack-fd-refcount.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From b09f6edd9148cb08d70f8bad604efa064c9188e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daiki Ueno <ueno@gnu.org>
+Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:25:06 +0900
+Subject: [PATCH] pluto: fix refcounting of whack FD at CREATE_CHILD_SA request
+
+After commit 6341e0d0257f26a7883bc5d1abff50ac362c625b, whack FD copied
+to a larval Child SA in submit_v2_CREATE_CHILD_SA_new_child is not
+properly closed at the completion of the CREATE_CHILD_SA exchange, as
+new_v2_child_state increases the reference count of the whack FD
+before sharing it with the IKE SA.
+
+Signed-off-by: Daiki Ueno <ueno@gnu.org>
+---
+ programs/pluto/ikev2_create_child_sa.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/programs/pluto/ikev2_create_child_sa.c b/programs/pluto/ikev2_create_child_sa.c
+index 034266e7a6..951485d063 100644
+--- a/programs/pluto/ikev2_create_child_sa.c
++++ b/programs/pluto/ikev2_create_child_sa.c
+@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ void submit_v2_CREATE_CHILD_SA_new_child(struct ike_sa *ike,
+ 	struct child_sa *larval_child = new_v2_child_state(c, ike, IPSEC_SA,
+ 							   SA_INITIATOR,
+ 							   STATE_V2_NEW_CHILD_I0,
+-							   whackfd);
++							   null_fd);
+ 
+ 	free_chunk_content(&larval_child->sa.st_ni); /* this is from the parent. */
+ 	free_chunk_content(&larval_child->sa.st_nr); /* this is from the parent. */
+-- 
+2.47.0
+
diff --git a/libreswan.spec b/libreswan.spec
index beeba88..6e96318 100644
--- a/libreswan.spec
+++ b/libreswan.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Name: libreswan
 Summary: Internet Key Exchange (IKEv1 and IKEv2) implementation for IPsec
 # version is generated in the release script
 Version: 4.15
-Release: %{?prever:0.}3%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
+Release: %{?prever:0.}4%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Url: https://libreswan.org/
 Source0: https://download.libreswan.org/%{?prever:development/}%{name}-%{version}%{?prever}.tar.gz
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Source3: https://download.libreswan.org/cavs/ikev2.fax.bz2
 Patch: libreswan-4.6-ikev1-policy-defaults-to-drop.patch
 Patch: libreswan-4.15-ondemand-tcp.patch
 Patch: libreswan-4.15-netlink-extack.patch
+Patch: libreswan-4.15-whack-fd-refcount.patch
 
 BuildRequires: audit-libs-devel
 BuildRequires: bison
@@ -198,6 +199,9 @@ certutil -N -d sql:$tmpdir --empty-password
 %doc %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 12 2024 Daiki Ueno <dueno@redhat.com> - 4.15-4
+- pluto: fix refcounting of whack FD at CREATE_CHILD_SA request (RHEL-61461)
+
 * Tue Aug  6 2024 Daiki Ueno <dueno@redhat.com> - 4.15-3
 - Fix release number