FKIE_CVE-2026-72116
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-19 17:20
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal
RX: an RX_SETUP update(!) for an existing op skipped can_rx_register()
unconditionally, even when a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER had already
torn down its registration (op->rx_reg_dev == NULL). This silently
did not re-enable frame delivery for that updated filter. bcm_rx_setup()
now re-registers in that case, while leaving rx_ops with ifindex = 0
(all CAN devices) which never carry a tracked rx_reg_dev registered as-is.
TX: bcm_notify() only handled bo->rx_ops on NETDEV_UNREGISTER, leaving
tx_ops with an active cyclic transmission re-arming its hrtimer
indefinitely to execute bcm_tx_timeout_handler(). Cancelling the hrtimer
prevents the runaway timer and any injection into a later reused ifindex,
since nothing else calls bcm_can_tx() for the op until an explicit
TX_SETUP update re-arms it.
Unlike bcm_rx_unreg(), which clears the tracked rx_reg_dev for rx_ops,
the ifindex is intentionally left unchanged for tx_ops. bcm_tx_setup()
always rejects ifindex 0, so clearing it would strand the op: neither a
later TX_SETUP (bcm_find_op()) nor TX_DELETE (bcm_delete_tx_op()) could
ever find it again, since both require an exact ifindex match.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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{
"affectedData": [
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"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"net/can/bcm.c"
],
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"vendor": "Linux",
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"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "2.6.25"
},
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.265",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.216",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.183",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.148",
"versionType": "semver"
},
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.101",
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},
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"version": "6.18.42",
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},
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"version": "7.1.5",
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},
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"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
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}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncan: bcm: fix stale rx/tx ops after device removal\n\nRX: an RX_SETUP update(!) for an existing op skipped can_rx_register()\nunconditionally, even when a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER had already\ntorn down its registration (op-\u003erx_reg_dev == NULL). This silently\ndid not re-enable frame delivery for that updated filter. bcm_rx_setup()\nnow re-registers in that case, while leaving rx_ops with ifindex = 0\n(all CAN devices) which never carry a tracked rx_reg_dev registered as-is.\n\nTX: bcm_notify() only handled bo-\u003erx_ops on NETDEV_UNREGISTER, leaving\ntx_ops with an active cyclic transmission re-arming its hrtimer\nindefinitely to execute bcm_tx_timeout_handler(). Cancelling the hrtimer\nprevents the runaway timer and any injection into a later reused ifindex,\nsince nothing else calls bcm_can_tx() for the op until an explicit\nTX_SETUP update re-arms it.\n\nUnlike bcm_rx_unreg(), which clears the tracked rx_reg_dev for rx_ops,\nthe ifindex is intentionally left unchanged for tx_ops. bcm_tx_setup()\nalways rejects ifindex 0, so clearing it would strand the op: neither a\nlater TX_SETUP (bcm_find_op()) nor TX_DELETE (bcm_delete_tx_op()) could\never find it again, since both require an exact ifindex match."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-72116",
"lastModified": "2026-08-19T17:20:57.960",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 7.1,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 5.2,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-15T06:21:26.020",
"references": [
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},
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},
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},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d30a36066ed3abefb72ae18901f71841ba18b350"
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"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f749e4564952d60e96930c09f2be99955d07c22e"
}
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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