CVE-2026-31474can: isotp: fix tx.buf use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg()
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-364
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64; from 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before 9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4; from 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830; 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 builds before 2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c; from 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before 424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92 | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:6.12.0-211.26.1.el10_2 not affected | CISA ADP |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | from 0:6.12.0-55.82.1.el10_0 not affected | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.4.1 before 6.6.131; from 6.7 before 6.12.80; from 6.13 before 6.18.21; from 6.19 before 6.19.11; 6.4; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; and 4 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27731
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27789
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460646
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-31474.json
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