CVE-2025-39925

can: j1939: implement NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2025 at 08:07 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: implement NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler syzbot is reporting unregister_netdevice: waiting for vcan0 to become free. Usage count = 2 problem, for j1939 protocol did not have NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification handler for undoing changes made by j1939_sk_bind(). Commit 25fe97cb7620 ("can: j1939: move j1939_priv_put() into sk_destruct callback") expects that a call to j1939_priv_put() can be unconditionally delayed until j1939_sk_sock_destruct() is called. But we need to call j1939_priv_put() against an extra ref held by j1939_sk_bind() call (as a part of undoing changes made by j1939_sk_bind()) as soon as NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification fires (i.e. before j1939_sk_sock_destruct() is called via j1939_sk_release()). Otherwise, the extra ref on "struct j1939_priv" held by j1939_sk_bind() call prevents "struct net_device" from dropping the usage count to 1; making it impossible for unregister_netdevice() to continue. [mkl: remove space in front of label]

Affected

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

5.4 ≤ v < 6.16.86.176.17 rc16.17 rc26.17 rc36.17 rc46.17 rc59d71dd0c70099914fcd063135da3c580865e924c
Vendor states this is fixed in 2c88069fac2c792e228e6a4ae71c9b9b5b9a87a6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 479d8a2aedcc1db16f14c1a8a9c74b5bdf18b9ac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4e154cb5e7681c2910e2dfa09f05e3469e333745 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 76957b618ce729c3bd1e782fbc9d9991af653925 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7fcbe5b2c6a4b5407bf2241fdb71e0a390f6ab9a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in da9e8f429139928570407e8f90559b5d46c20262 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.220 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.187 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.108 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.156 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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