High severity · published Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2026-31532
can: raw: fix ro->uniq use-after-free in raw_rcv()
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: raw: fix ro->uniq use-after-free in raw_rcv() raw_release() unregisters raw CAN receive filters via can_rx_unregister(), but receiver deletion is deferred with call_rcu(). This leaves a window where raw_rcv() may still be running in an RCU read-side critical section after raw_release() frees ro->uniq, leading to a use-after-free of the percpu uniq storage. Move free_percpu(ro->uniq) out of raw_release() and into a raw-specific socket destructor. can_rx_unregister() takes an extra reference to the socket and only drops it from the RCU callback, so freeing uniq from sk_destruct ensures the percpu area is not released until the relevant callbacks have drained. [mkl: applied manually]
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)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.1 through 6.6.136; 6.7 before 6.12.83; 6.18 before 6.18.24; 6.19 before 6.19.14; 7.0 before 7.0.1 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
514ac99c64b22d83b52dfee3b8becaa69a92bc4a before 1de30576a6dfeaaa27ef91fa272e6b9240b6fbd3; 514ac99c64b22d83b52dfee3b8becaa69a92bc4a before 64c8553decf5a5f2417bd54761ea0a832c56c4ca; 514ac99c64b22d83b52dfee3b8becaa69a92bc4a before 3f43f12fde34737fba091b7e3ab391e14ddbb0be; 514ac99c64b22d83b52dfee3b8becaa69a92bc4a before 5e9cfffad898bbeaafd0ea608a6d267362f050fc; 514ac99c64b22d83b52dfee3b8becaa69a92bc4a before 572f0bf536ebc14f6e7da3d21a85cf076de8358e; 514ac99c64b22d83b52dfee3b8becaa69a92bc4a before 1a0f2de81f7fbdc538fc72d7d74609b79bc83cc0; +4 more · source: vendor