7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-72125
can: isotp: fix use-after-free race with concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: isotp: fix use-after-free race with concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER isotp_release() looked up the bound network device via dev_get_by_index() using the stored ifindex. During device unregistration the device is unlisted from the ifindex hash before the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier chain runs, so a concurrent isotp_release() could find no device, skip can_rx_unregister() entirely, and still proceed to free the socket. Since isotp_release() had already removed itself from the isotp notifier list at that point, isotp_notify() would never get a chance to clean up either, leaving a stale CAN filter that keeps pointing at the freed socket. Fix this the same way raw.c already does: hold a tracked reference to the bound net_device in the socket (so->dev/so->dev_tracker) from bind() onward instead of re-resolving it from the ifindex, and serialize bind()/release() with rtnl_lock() so that so->dev is always consistent with what the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier sees. so->dev stays valid regardless of ifindex-hash unlisting, and is only ever cleared by whichever of isotp_release()/isotp_notify() gets there first, so the filter is always removed exactly once. isotp_bind() now rejects a (re)bind with -EAGAIN while so->[tx|rx].state isn't ISOTP_IDLE yet, so a timer left running by a prior NETDEV_UNREGISTER can't act on a newly bound so->ifindex. Both checks share the same lock_sock() section, so there is no window in which a concurrent isotp_notify() clearing so->bound could be missed.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 15, 2026, 6:21 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 6:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
Apply Linux kernel updates to fix a use-after-free race condition in the isotp module.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
  • Verify the fix by testing isotp module functionality.
  • Ensure netdev_unregister notifiers are handled correctly.
  • Monitor for any residual race conditions.
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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '0b811c4bbe3ec9ad611e90a540fe8b51b3bb8a96', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '43884dc7963beef2328f507f4fe680bdc173eb80', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '7bef39ba76eb7307ed22a50329e0f5776dbeda58', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': 'e442b62ba5a7756c17e05a77b32cdd085a2b6138', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '20bab8b88baac140ca3701116e1d486c7f51e311', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/can/isotp.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.10'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.10', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc4', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/can/isotp.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '0b811c4bbe3ec9ad611e90a540fe8b51b3bb8a96', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '43884dc7963beef2328f507f4fe680bdc173eb80', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '7bef39ba76eb7307ed22a50329e0f5776dbeda58', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': 'e442b62ba5a7756c17e05a77b32cdd085a2b6138', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '20bab8b88baac140ca3701116e1d486c7f51e311', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/can/isotp.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.10'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.10', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/can/isotp.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 15, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '0b811c4bbe3ec9ad611e90a540fe8b51b3bb8a96', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '43884dc7963beef2328f507f4fe680bdc173eb80', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '7bef39ba76eb7307ed22a50329e0f5776dbeda58', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': 'e442b62ba5a7756c17e05a77b32cdd085a2b6138', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'e057dd3fc20ffb3d7f150af46542a51b59b90127', 'lessThan': '20bab8b88baac140ca3701116e1d486c7f51e311', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['net/can/isotp.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.10'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.10', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.148', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.101', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc4', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['net/can/isotp.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: isotp: fix use-after-free race with concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER isotp_release() looked up the bound network device via dev_get_by_index() using the stored ifindex. During device unregistration the device is unlisted from the ifindex hash before the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier chain runs, so a concurrent isotp_release() could find no device, skip can_rx_unregister() entirely, and still proceed to free the socket. Since isotp_release() had already removed itself from the isotp notifier list at that point, isotp_notify() would never get a chance to clean up either, leaving a stale CAN filter that keeps pointing at the freed socket. Fix this the same way raw.c already does: hold a tracked reference to the bound net_device in the socket (so->dev/so->dev_tracker) from bind() onward instead of re-resolving it from the ifindex, and serialize bind()/release() with rtnl_lock() so that so->dev is always consistent with what the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier sees. so->dev stays valid regardless of ifindex-hash unlisting, and is only ever cleared by whichever of isotp_release()/isotp_notify() gets there first, so the filter is always removed exactly once. isotp_bind() now rejects a (re)bind with -EAGAIN while so->[tx|rx].state isn't ISOTP_IDLE yet, so a timer left running by a prior NETDEV_UNREGISTER can't act on a newly bound so->ifindex. Both checks share the same lock_sock() section, so there is no window in which a concurrent isotp_notify() clearing so->bound could be missed.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b811c4bbe3ec9ad611e90a540fe8b51b3bb8a96
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20bab8b88baac140ca3701116e1d486c7f51e311
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43884dc7963beef2328f507f4fe680bdc173eb80
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bef39ba76eb7307ed22a50329e0f5776dbeda58
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e442b62ba5a7756c17e05a77b32cdd085a2b6138
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