ghsa-33pj-gwj2-3g99
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: netlink: can_changelink(): fix NULL pointer deref of struct can_priv::do_set_mode
Andrei Lalaev reported a NULL pointer deref when a CAN device is restarted from Bus Off and the driver does not implement the struct can_priv::do_set_mode callback.
There are 2 code path that call struct can_priv::do_set_mode: - directly by a manual restart from the user space, via can_changelink() - delayed automatic restart after bus off (deactivated by default)
To prevent the NULL pointer deference, refuse a manual restart or configure the automatic restart delay in can_changelink() and report the error via extack to user space.
As an additional safety measure let can_restart() return an error if can_priv::do_set_mode is not set instead of dereferencing it unchecked.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-38665"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-22T16:15:41Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncan: netlink: can_changelink(): fix NULL pointer deref of struct can_priv::do_set_mode\n\nAndrei Lalaev reported a NULL pointer deref when a CAN device is\nrestarted from Bus Off and the driver does not implement the struct\ncan_priv::do_set_mode callback.\n\nThere are 2 code path that call struct can_priv::do_set_mode:\n- directly by a manual restart from the user space, via\n can_changelink()\n- delayed automatic restart after bus off (deactivated by default)\n\nTo prevent the NULL pointer deference, refuse a manual restart or\nconfigure the automatic restart delay in can_changelink() and report\nthe error via extack to user space.\n\nAs an additional safety measure let can_restart() return an error if\ncan_priv::do_set_mode is not set instead of dereferencing it\nunchecked.",
"id": "GHSA-33pj-gwj2-3g99",
"modified": "2025-11-03T18:31:36Z",
"published": "2025-08-22T18:31:23Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38665"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ca816a96fdcf32644c80cbe7a82c7b6ce6ddda5"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6acceb46180f9e160d4f0c56fcaf39ba562822ae"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bbcf37c5114926c99a1d1e6993a5b35689d2599"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1f3f9797c1f44a762e6f5f72520b2e520537b52"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf81a60a973358dea163f6b14062f17831ceb894"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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