Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72122 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in can: bcm: fix lockless bound/ifindex race and silent RX_SETUP failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72122 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in can: bcm: fix lockless bound/ifindex race and silent RX_SETUP failure. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <9e60c586faeaed80d55ab8ce2a4b8e56133bc395 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <ffa80a2af27c97453861a5128e537214a31cd18a || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <6bcc5cd247c2934373bc2a1cdf8bf12321169543 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <0f6f9f95294b4cbb26ba02209e893e3bd91237c3 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <b70f1a15533afeeec5d07f20bec3f3867ab1c7b6 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <35f0ac19efb1a3f6c5e12c00e475a9ec2d9c3a6d || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <b9c6ac6fb4e01b34575816066e5d3890a57b3c86 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <d9b091d9d22fee81ec53fb55d2032951993ceadb | 9e60c586faeaed80d55ab8ce2a4b8e56133bc395, ffa80a2af27c97453861a5128e537214a31cd18a, 6bcc5cd247c2934373bc2a1cdf8bf12321169543, 0f6f9f95294b4cbb26ba02209e893e3bd91237c3, b70f1a15533afeeec5d07f20bec3f3867ab1c7b6, 35f0ac19efb1a3f6c5e12c00e475a9ec2d9c3a6d, b9c6ac6fb4e01b34575816066e5d3890a57b3c86, d9b091d9d22fee81ec53fb55d2032951993ceadb |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.25 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: fix lockless bound/ifindex race and silent RX_SETUP failure bcm_sendmsg() reads bo->ifindex and checks bo->bound before taking lock_sock(), while bcm_notify(), bcm_connect() and bcm_release() all mutate both fields under that same lock. Because the lockless reads and the locked writes are unordered with respect to each other, a racing bcm_notify() (device unregister) or bcm_connect() (concurrent bind on another thread sharing the socket) can make bcm_sendmsg() observe an inconsistent combination, e.g. a stale bound=1 together with the now-cleared ifindex=0, silently turning a socket bound to a specific CAN interface into one that also matches "any" interface. Keep the lockless bo->bound check purely as a fast-path reject, and move the ifindex read (and a bo->bound re-check) into the locked section, where every writer already serializes. This removes the possibility of observing the two fields torn against each other, rather than trying to fix it with more READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() pairs on two independently updated fields. Annotate the now-purely-lockless bo->bound accesses consistently across all its write sites. Also fix bcm_rx_setup() silently returning success when the target device disappears concurrently instead of reporting -ENODEV, so a broken RX op is no longer left registered as if it had succeeded.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <9e60c586faeaed80d55ab8ce2a4b8e56133bc395 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <ffa80a2af27c97453861a5128e537214a31cd18a || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <6bcc5cd247c2934373bc2a1cdf8bf12321169543 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <0f6f9f95294b4cbb26ba02209e893e3bd91237c3 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <b70f1a15533afeeec5d07f20bec3f3867ab1c7b6 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <35f0ac19efb1a3f6c5e12c00e475a9ec2d9c3a6d || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <b9c6ac6fb4e01b34575816066e5d3890a57b3c86 || >=ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828 <d9b091d9d22fee81ec53fb55d2032951993ceadb | 9e60c586faeaed80d55ab8ce2a4b8e56133bc395, ffa80a2af27c97453861a5128e537214a31cd18a, 6bcc5cd247c2934373bc2a1cdf8bf12321169543, 0f6f9f95294b4cbb26ba02209e893e3bd91237c3, b70f1a15533afeeec5d07f20bec3f3867ab1c7b6, 35f0ac19efb1a3f6c5e12c00e475a9ec2d9c3a6d, b9c6ac6fb4e01b34575816066e5d3890a57b3c86, d9b091d9d22fee81ec53fb55d2032951993ceadb |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.25 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: bcm: fix lockless bound/ifindex race and silent RX_SETUP failure bcm_sendmsg() reads bo->ifindex and checks bo->bound before taking lock_sock(), while bcm_notify(), bcm_connect() and bcm_release() all mutate both fields under that same lock. Because the lockless reads and the locked writes are unordered with respect to each other, a racing bcm_notify() (device unregister) or bcm_connect() (concurrent bind on another thread sharing the socket) can make bcm_sendmsg() observe an inconsistent combination, e.g. a stale bound=1 together with the now-cleared ifindex=0, silently turning a socket bound to a specific CAN interface into one that also matches "any" interface. Keep the lockless bo->bound check purely as a fast-path reject, and move the ifindex read (and a bo->bound re-check) into the locked section, where every writer already serializes. This removes the possibility of observing the two fields torn against each other, rather than trying to fix it with more READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() pairs on two independently updated fields. Annotate the now-purely-lockless bo->bound accesses consistently across all its write sites. Also fix bcm_rx_setup() silently returning success when the target device disappears concurrently instead of reporting -ENODEV, so a broken RX op is no longer left registered as if it had succeeded.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.