Bug 2425181 (CVE-2023-54152)

Summary: CVE-2023-54152 kernel: Linux kernel (CAN J1939): Denial of Service via deadlock
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local user with low privileges could exploit a deadlock vulnerability in the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus J1939 protocol implementation. This occurs when specific data transfer and error queue handling events coincide with a network interface going down. Successful exploitation can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS), rendering the system unresponsive.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-24 14:09:06 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: j1939: prevent deadlock by moving j1939_sk_errqueue()

This commit addresses a deadlock situation that can occur in certain
scenarios, such as when running data TP/ETP transfer and subscribing to
the error queue while receiving a net down event. The deadlock involves
locks in the following order:

3
  j1939_session_list_lock ->  active_session_list_lock
  j1939_session_activate
  ...
  j1939_sk_queue_activate_next -> sk_session_queue_lock
  ...
  j1939_xtp_rx_eoma_one

2
  j1939_sk_queue_drop_all  ->  sk_session_queue_lock
  ...
  j1939_sk_netdev_event_netdown -> j1939_socks_lock
  j1939_netdev_notify

1
  j1939_sk_errqueue -> j1939_socks_lock
  __j1939_session_cancel -> active_session_list_lock
  j1939_tp_rxtimer

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&priv->active_session_list_lock);
                               lock(&jsk->sk_session_queue_lock);
                               lock(&priv->active_session_list_lock);
  lock(&priv->j1939_socks_lock);

The solution implemented in this commit is to move the
j1939_sk_errqueue() call out of the active_session_list_lock context,
thus preventing the deadlock situation.