FKIE_CVE-2026-72120
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:18
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: bcm: add missing rcu list annotations and operations
sashiko-bot remarked the missing use of list_add_rcu() in
bcm_[rx|tx]_setup() to have a proper initialized bcm_op structure
when bcm_proc_show() traverses the bcm_op's under rcu_read_lock().
To cover all initial settings of the bcm_op's the list_add_rcu() calls
are moved to the end of the setup code.
While at it, also fix the mirroring removal side: bcm_release() called
bcm_remove_op() - which frees the op via call_rcu() - on ops that were
still linked in bo->tx_ops/bo->rx_ops, without list_del_rcu() first.
Unlink each op with list_del_rcu() before handing it to bcm_remove_op(),
matching the existing pattern in bcm_delete_tx_op()/bcm_delete_rx_op().
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncan: bcm: add missing rcu list annotations and operations\n\nsashiko-bot remarked the missing use of list_add_rcu() in\nbcm_[rx|tx]_setup() to have a proper initialized bcm_op structure\nwhen bcm_proc_show() traverses the bcm_op\u0027s under rcu_read_lock().\n\nTo cover all initial settings of the bcm_op\u0027s the list_add_rcu() calls\nare moved to the end of the setup code.\n\nWhile at it, also fix the mirroring removal side: bcm_release() called\nbcm_remove_op() - which frees the op via call_rcu() - on ops that were\nstill linked in bo-\u003etx_ops/bo-\u003erx_ops, without list_del_rcu() first.\nUnlink each op with list_del_rcu() before handing it to bcm_remove_op(),\nmatching the existing pattern in bcm_delete_tx_op()/bcm_delete_rx_op()."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-72120",
"lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:11.367",
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"baseScore": 7.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
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"published": "2026-08-15T06:21:26.507",
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