CVE-2021-4454

can: j1939: fix errant WARN_ON_ONCE in j1939_session_deactivate

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2025 at 04:37 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: fix errant WARN_ON_ONCE in j1939_session_deactivate The conclusion "j1939_session_deactivate() should be called with a session ref-count of at least 2" is incorrect. In some concurrent scenarios, j1939_session_deactivate can be called with the session ref-count less than 2. But there is not any problem because it will check the session active state before session putting in j1939_session_deactivate_locked(). Here is the concurrent scenario of the problem reported by syzbot and my reproduction log. cpu0 cpu1 j1939_xtp_rx_eoma j1939_xtp_rx_abort_one j1939_session_get_by_addr [kref == 2] j1939_session_get_by_addr [kref == 3] j1939_session_deactivate [kref == 2] j1939_session_put [kref == 1] j1939_session_completed j1939_session_deactivate WARN_ON_ONCE(kref < 2) ===================================================== WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 21 at net/can/j1939/transport.c:1088 j1939_session_deactivate+0x5f/0x70 CPU: 1 PID: 21 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 5.14.0-rc7+ #32 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:j1939_session_deactivate+0x5f/0x70 Call Trace: j1939_session_deactivate_activate_next+0x11/0x28 j1939_xtp_rx_eoma+0x12a/0x180 j1939_tp_recv+0x4a2/0x510 j1939_can_recv+0x226/0x380 can_rcv_filter+0xf8/0x220 can_receive+0x102/0x220 ? process_backlog+0xf0/0x2c0 can_rcv+0x53/0xf0 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x67/0x90 ? process_backlog+0x97/0x2c0 __netif_receive_skb+0x22/0x80

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.10.56 ≤ v < 5.10.1685.13.8 ≤ v < 5.145.14.1 ≤ v < 5.15.935.16 ≤ v < 6.1.115.4.138 ≤ v < 5.4.2320c71437dd50dd687c15d8ca80b3b68f10bb21d635.10.565.13.85.145.14 rc45.14 rc55.14 rc65.14 rc75.4.13855dd22c5d029423f513fd849e633adf0e9c10d0c5e1fc537c1be332aef9621ca9146aeb3ba59522f6.26.2 rc16.2 rc26.2 rc36.2 rc46.2 rc56.2 rc67eef18c0479ba5d9f54fba30cd77c233ebca3eb1
Vendor states this is fixed in 1740a1e45eee65099a92fb502e1e67e63aad277d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6950df42a03c9ac9290503ced3f371199cb68fa9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9ab896775f98ff54b68512f345eed178bf961084 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b6d44072117bba057d50f7a2f96e5d070c65926d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d0553680f94c49bbe0e39eb50d033ba563b4212d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.93 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.232 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1740a1e45eee65099a92fb502e1e67e63aad277d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6950df42a03c9ac9290503ced3f371199cb68fa9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab896775f98ff54b68512f345eed178bf961084
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6d44072117bba057d50f7a2f96e5d070c65926d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0553680f94c49bbe0e39eb50d033ba563b4212d

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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