CVE-2026-31474
can: isotp: fix tx.buf use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 9, 2026
Description
In 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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31474vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2460646issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-31474.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27731vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789vendor-advisory
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