GHSA-6P7X-C5RV-9W7V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-22 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-22 15:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: isotp: fix tx.buf use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg()
isotp_sendmsg() uses only cmpxchg() on so->tx.state to serialize access to so->tx.buf. isotp_release() waits for ISOTP_IDLE via wait_event_interruptible() and then calls kfree(so->tx.buf).
If a signal interrupts the wait_event_interruptible() inside close() while tx.state is ISOTP_SENDING, the loop exits early and release proceeds to force ISOTP_SHUTDOWN and continues to kfree(so->tx.buf) while sendmsg may still be reading so->tx.buf for the final CAN frame in isotp_fill_dataframe().
The so->tx.buf can be allocated once when the standard tx.buf length needs to be extended. Move the kfree() of this potentially extended tx.buf to sk_destruct time when either isotp_sendmsg() and isotp_release() are done.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-31474"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T14:16:44Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncan: isotp: fix tx.buf use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg()\n\nisotp_sendmsg() uses only cmpxchg() on so-\u003etx.state to serialize access\nto so-\u003etx.buf. isotp_release() waits for ISOTP_IDLE via\nwait_event_interruptible() and then calls kfree(so-\u003etx.buf).\n\nIf a signal interrupts the wait_event_interruptible() inside close()\nwhile tx.state is ISOTP_SENDING, the loop exits early and release\nproceeds to force ISOTP_SHUTDOWN and continues to kfree(so-\u003etx.buf)\nwhile sendmsg may still be reading so-\u003etx.buf for the final CAN frame\nin isotp_fill_dataframe().\n\nThe so-\u003etx.buf can be allocated once when the standard tx.buf length needs\nto be extended. Move the kfree() of this potentially extended tx.buf to\nsk_destruct time when either isotp_sendmsg() and isotp_release() are done.",
"id": "GHSA-6p7x-c5rv-9w7v",
"modified": "2026-04-22T15:31:42Z",
"published": "2026-04-22T15:31:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31474"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.