CVE-2025-39925

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.4-6.16.7 - Use-After-Free in j1939 NETDEV_UNREGISTER Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: implement NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler syzbot is reporting unregister_netdevice: waiting for vcan0 to become free. Usage count = 2 problem, for j1939 protocol did not have NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler for undoing changes made by j1939_sk_bind(). Commit 25fe97cb7620 ("can: j1939: move j1939_priv_put() into sk_destruct callback") expects that a call to j1939_priv_put() can be unconditionally delayed until j1939_sk_sock_destruct() is called. But we need to call j1939_priv_put() against an extra ref held by j1939_sk_bind() call (as a part of undoing changes made by j1939_sk_bind()) as soon as NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification fires (i.e. before j1939_sk_sock_destruct() is called via j1939_sk_release()). Otherwise, the extra ref on "struct j1939_priv" held by j1939_sk_bind() call prevents "struct net_device" from dropping the usage count to 1; making it impossible for unregister_netdevice() to continue. [mkl: remove space in front of label]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (9)
linux/Kernel 5.4.0 - 6.16.8linux
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 5.4
Linux/Linux 6.16.8 - 6.16.*
Linux/Linux 6.17
Linux/Linux 9d71dd0c70099914fcd063135da3c580865e924c - 7fcbe5b2c6a4b5407bf2241fdb71e0a390f6ab9a
Linux/Linux 9d71dd0c70099914fcd063135da3c580865e924c - da9e8f429139928570407e8f90559b5d46c20262
linux/linux_kernel 6.17 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.4 - 6.16.8
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026