CVE-2026-23298

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b646eec3ba1131180803f5aaf1fee23540ad8f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e446fd0582ad8be9f6dafb115fc2e7245f9bea7	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa9e0a7fe5efc2f74327fd37d828e9a51d9ff588	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab6f075492d37368b4c7b0df7f7fdc2b666887fc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd85f21a6219aeae4389d700c54f1799f4b814e0	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7bc62be6c1a60bb21301692009590b1ffda91d9	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca07d3c6eef14d34e6fdeefe55058db045be29dc	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7bb6e0606b5f233531aaaad9542d69fbb792115	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-03-25 11:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-23298

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23298

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23298

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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