CVE-2026-23298
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: ucan: Fix infinite loop from zero-length messages If a broken ucan device gets a message with the message length field set to 0, then the driver will loop for forever in ucan_read_bulk_callback(), hanging the system. If the length is 0, just skip the message and go on to the next one. This has been fixed in the kvaser_usb driver in the past in commit 0c73772cd2b8 ("can: kvaser_usb: leaf: Fix potential infinite loop in command parsers"), so there must be some broken devices out there like this somewhere.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.253
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.77
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.17
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.7
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b646eec3ba1131180803f5aaf1fee23540ad8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e446fd0582ad8be9f6dafb115fc2e7245f9bea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9e0a7fe5efc2f74327fd37d828e9a51d9ff588
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6f075492d37368b4c7b0df7f7fdc2b666887fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd85f21a6219aeae4389d700c54f1799f4b814e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7bc62be6c1a60bb21301692009590b1ffda91d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca07d3c6eef14d34e6fdeefe55058db045be29dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7bb6e0606b5f233531aaaad9542d69fbb792115
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b646eec3ba1131180803f5aaf1fee23540ad8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e446fd0582ad8be9f6dafb115fc2e7245f9bea7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9e0a7fe5efc2f74327fd37d828e9a51d9ff588
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6f075492d37368b4c7b0df7f7fdc2b666887fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd85f21a6219aeae4389d700c54f1799f4b814e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7bc62be6c1a60bb21301692009590b1ffda91d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca07d3c6eef14d34e6fdeefe55058db045be29dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7bb6e0606b5f233531aaaad9542d69fbb792115