CVE-2025-38665

EUVD-2025-25536
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: netlink: can_changelink(): fix NULL pointer deref of struct can_priv::do_set_mode

Andrei Lalaev reported a NULL pointer deref when a CAN device is
restarted from Bus Off and the driver does not implement the struct
can_priv::do_set_mode callback.

There are 2 code path that call struct can_priv::do_set_mode:
- directly by a manual restart from the user space, via
  can_changelink()
- delayed automatic restart after bus off (deactivated by default)

To prevent the NULL pointer deference, refuse a manual restart or
configure the automatic restart delay in can_changelink() and report
the error via extack to user space.

As an additional safety measure let can_restart() return an error if
can_priv::do_set_mode is not set instead of dereferencing it
unchecked.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 2%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.31 ≤
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< 6.1.148
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
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< 6.6.101
linuxlinux_kernel
6.7 ≤
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< 6.12.41
linuxlinux_kernel
6.13 ≤
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< 6.15.9
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
6.16:rc7
debiandebian_linux
11.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.159-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.162-1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
6.18.9-1
fixed
sid
6.18.12-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.63-1
fixed
trixie (security)
6.12.73-1
fixed
linux-6.1
bullseye (security)
6.1.162-1~deb11u1
fixed