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kernel: Missing check in net/can/gw.c:can_can_gw_rcv() allows for crash by users with CAP_NET_ADMIN

Published Jan 3, 2019

Description

An issue was discovered in can_can_gw_rcv in net/can/gw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. The CAN frame modification rules allow bitwise logical operations that can be also applied to the can_dlc field. The privileged user "root" with CAP_NET_ADMIN can create a CAN frame modification rule that makes the data length code a higher value than the available CAN frame data size. In combination with a configured checksum calculation where the result is stored relatively to the end of the data (e.g. cgw_csum_xor_rel) the tail of the skb (e.g. frag_list pointer in skb_shared_info) can be rewritten which finally can cause a system crash. Because of a missing check, the CAN drivers may write arbitrary content beyond the data registers in the CAN controller's I/O memory when processing can-gw manipulated outgoing frames.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 3, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2019
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date Dec 28, 2018