CVE-2026-72115: can: bcm: track a single source interface for ANYDEV timeout/throttle ops

Published Aug 15, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: bcm: track a single source interface for ANYDEV timeout/throttle ops

An ANYDEV rx op (ifindex == 0) with an active RX timeout and/or throttle timer has no defined semantics when matching frames arrive from several interfaces: bcmrxhandler() can run concurrently for the same op on different CPUs, racing hrtimercancel()/ bcmrxstarttimer() against bcmrxtimeouthandler() and causing spurious RXTIMEOUT notifications and lastframes corruption. The same concurrency lets throttled multiplex frames from different interfaces clobber the single rxifindex/rxstamp fields shared by the op.

Add op->ifdetected to track the first interface that delivers a matching frame while a timeout/throttle timer is configured, and reject frames from any other interface for that op. The claim is decided in bcmrxhandler() before hrtimercancel() touches op->timer, so a rejected frame can never disturb the claimed interface's watchdog. RTR-mode ops are excluded via RXRTRFRAME, independent of ktival1/ktival2, since those may briefly hold a stale value from an earlier non-RTR configuration.

The claim is released in bcmnotify() on NETDEVUNREGISTER and in bcmrxsetup() when SETTIMER reconfigures the timer values.

A (re-)claim is only possible on CAN devices in NETREGREGISTERED dev->regstate to cover the release in bcmnotify() where regstate becomes NETREGUNREGISTERING until synchronizenet().

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Aug 15, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:52 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:52 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:21 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-72115?

CVE-2026-72115 has a risk rating of 30.

2

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-72115?

CVE-2026-72115 affects the Linux kernel and specifically impacts any implementation utilizing the CAN BCM features.

3

How do I fix CVE-2026-72115?

To mitigate CVE-2026-72115, users should update to the latest patched version of the Linux kernel.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-72115?

CVE-2026-72115 is a vulnerability related to incorrect handling of CAN BCM functionality, particularly affecting RX timeout and throttle operations.

5

When was CVE-2026-72115 published?

CVE-2026-72115 was published on August 15, 2026.

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