CVE-2025-39873

high

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]

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef79f00be72bd81d2e1e6f060d83cf7e425deee4

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94b050726288a56a6b8ff55aa641f2fedbd3b44c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/725b33deebd6e4c96fe7893f384510a54258f28f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668cc1e3bb21101d074e430de1b7ba8fd10189e7

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1139321161a3ba5e45e61e0738b37f42f20bc57a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-09-23

Updated: 2025-09-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018