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CVE-2026-23357

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: mcp251x: fix deadlock in error path of mcp251x_open The mcp251x_open() function call f…

Impact

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: mcp251x: fix deadlock in error path of mcp251x_open The mcp251x_open() function call free_irq() in its error path with the mpc_lock mutex held. But if an interrupt already occurred the interrupt handler will be waiting for the mpc_lock and free_irq() will deadlock waiting for the handler to finish. This issue is similar to the one fixed in commit 7dd9c26bd6cf ("can: mcp251x: fix deadlock if an interrupt occurs during mcp251x_open") but for the error path. To solve this issue move the call to free_irq() after the lock is released. Setting `priv->force_quit = 1` beforehand ensure that the IRQ handler will exit right away once it acquired the lock.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 2.6.34.1 before 5.10.253
from 5.11 before 5.15.203
from 5.16 before 6.1.167
from 6.2 before 6.6.130
from 6.7 before 6.12.77
from 6.13 before 6.18.17

Weakness classification

CWE-667

References