High severity · published Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-31474
can: isotp: fix tx.buf use-after-free in isotp_sendmsg()
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.4.1 before 6.6.131; 6.7 before 6.12.80; 6.13 before 6.18.21; 6.19 before 6.19.11; 6.4; 7.0; +6 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64; 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before 9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4; 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830; 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before 2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c; 96d1c81e6a0478535342dff6c730adb076cd84e8 before 424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92; 6.4 · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31474
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31474
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e62e7051eca75a7f2e3d52d62ec10d7d7aa358c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/424e95d62110cdbc8fd12b40918f37e408e35a92
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9649d051e54413049c009638ec1dc23962c884a4
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb3d6efa78460e6d50bf68806d0db66265709f64
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eec8a1b18a79600bd4419079dc0026c1db72a830
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27288
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