CVE-2025-39873

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in xilinx_can xcan_write_frame

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: xilinx_can: xcan_write_frame(): fix use-after-free of transmitted SKB can_put_echo_skb() takes ownership of the SKB and it may be freed during or after the call. However, xilinx_can xcan_write_frame() keeps using SKB after the call. Fix that by only calling can_put_echo_skb() after the code is done touching the SKB. The tx_lock is held for the entire xcan_write_frame() execution and also on the can_get_echo_skb() side so the order of operations does not matter. An earlier fix commit 3d3c817c3a40 ("can: xilinx_can: Fix usage of skb memory") did not move the can_put_echo_skb() call far enough. [mkl: add "commit" in front of sha1 in patch description] [mkl: fix indention]

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 5.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (22)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/Kernel 4.19.0 - 5.15.194linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.153linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.16.8linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.107linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.48linux
Linux/Linux < 4.19
Linux/Linux 1598efe57b3e768056e4ca56cb9cf33111e68d1c - 1139321161a3ba5e45e61e0738b37f42f20bc57a
Linux/Linux 1598efe57b3e768056e4ca56cb9cf33111e68d1c - 668cc1e3bb21101d074e430de1b7ba8fd10189e7
Linux/Linux 1598efe57b3e768056e4ca56cb9cf33111e68d1c - 725b33deebd6e4c96fe7893f384510a54258f28f
... and 12 more
Published Sep 23, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026