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.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830 Patch
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27731
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31474
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460646
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 1 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416CWE-364
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