CVE-2025-39873
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
23/09/2025
Last modified:
24/09/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
can: xilinx_can: xcan_write_frame(): fix use-after-free of transmitted SKB<br />
<br />
can_put_echo_skb() takes ownership of the SKB and it may be freed<br />
during or after the call.<br />
<br />
However, xilinx_can xcan_write_frame() keeps using SKB after the call.<br />
<br />
Fix that by only calling can_put_echo_skb() after the code is done<br />
touching the SKB.<br />
<br />
The tx_lock is held for the entire xcan_write_frame() execution and<br />
also on the can_get_echo_skb() side so the order of operations does not<br />
matter.<br />
<br />
An earlier fix commit 3d3c817c3a40 ("can: xilinx_can: Fix usage of skb<br />
memory") did not move the can_put_echo_skb() call far enough.<br />
<br />
[mkl: add "commit" in front of sha1 in patch description]<br />
[mkl: fix indention]
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1139321161a3ba5e45e61e0738b37f42f20bc57a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668cc1e3bb21101d074e430de1b7ba8fd10189e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/725b33deebd6e4c96fe7893f384510a54258f28f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b050726288a56a6b8ff55aa641f2fedbd3b44c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef79f00be72bd81d2e1e6f060d83cf7e425deee4