GHSA-V4MR-5HV5-P6WP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 06:32 – Updated: 2026-08-17 06:33In 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().
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-72120"
],
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"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-15T06:21:26Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "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": "GHSA-v4mr-5hv5-p6wp",
"modified": "2026-08-17T06:33:10Z",
"published": "2026-08-15T06:32:12Z",
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