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CVE-2026-72123: can: bcm: defer rx_op deallocation to workqueue to fix thrtimer UAF

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: defer rx_op deallocation to workqueue to fix thrtimer UAF Commit f1b4e32aca08 ("can: bcm: use call_rcu() instead of costly synchronize_rcu()") replaced synchronize_rcu() in bcm_delete_rx_op() with call_rcu() and introduced the RX_NO_AUTOTIMER flag. However, this flag check was omitted for thrtimer in the packet rx fast-path. During BCM RX operation teardown, a concurrent RCU reader (bcm_rx_handler) can race and re-arm thrtimer via bcm_rx_update_and_send() after call_rcu() has been scheduled. Once the RCU grace period elapses, bcm_op is freed. The subsequently firing thrtimer then dereferences the deallocated op, causing a UAF. Adding flag checks to the rx fast-path (bcm_rx_update_and_send) does not fully close the TOCTOU race and introduces latency for every CAN frame. Conversely, calling hrtimer_cancel() directly inside the RCU callback (softirq context) is fatal as hrtimer_cancel() can sleep, triggering a "scheduling while atomic" panic. Resolve this by deferring the timer cancellation and memory free to a dedicated unbound workqueue (bcm_wq). The RCU callback now queues a work item to bcm_wq, which safely cancels both timers and deallocates memory in sleepable process context. A dedicated workqueue is used to prevent system-wide WQ saturation and is cleanly flushed/destroyed on module unload to avoid rmmod page faults. Since the deferred work can now outlive the calling context by an unbounded amount, also take a reference on op->sk when it is assigned and drop it only once the deferred work has cancelled both timers, so a socket can no longer be freed out from under a still-armed timer whose callback (bcm_send_to_user()) dereferences op->sk.

HighCVSS 7.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: total

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
7.8CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Linux

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7.8High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2026-72123Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
LinuxLinux85cd41070df992d3c0dfd828866fdd243d3b774a, f34f2a18e47b73e48f90a757e1f4aaa8c7d665a1, f1b4e32aca0811aa011c76e5d6cf2fa19224b386, f1b4e32aca0811aa011c76e5d6cf2fa19224b386, f1b4e32aca0811aa011c76e5d6cf2fa19224b386, f1b4e32aca0811aa011c76e5d6cf2fa19224b386, f1b4e32aca0811aa011c76e5d6cf2fa19224b386, f1b4e32aca0811aa011c76e5d6cf2fa19224b386, fbac09a3b8890003c0c55294c00709f3ae5501bb, 5b48f5711f1c630841ab78dcc061de902f0e37bf, edb4baffb9483141a50fb7f7146cfe4a4c0c2db8, 5.10.130, 5.15.54, 4.19.252, 5.4.205, 5.18.11unaffected
LinuxLinux5.19, 0, 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2affected
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