# CVE-2022-48830: can: isotp: fix potential CAN frame reception race in isotp_rcv()

> A race condition in the Linux kernel CAN ISO-TP module can cause a kernel panic, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48830, GHSA-rrm5-vq26-9v4c, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48830

## What is CVE-2022-48830?

CVE-2022-48830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

can: isotp: fix potential CAN frame reception race in isotp_rcv()

When receiving a CAN frame the current code logic does not consider
concurrently receiving processes which do not show up in real world
usage.

Ziyang Xuan writes:

The following syz problem is one of the scenarios. so->rx.len is
changed by isotp_rcv_ff() during isotp_rcv_cf(), so->rx.len equals
0 before alloc_skb() and equals 4096 after alloc_skb(). That will
trigger skb_over_panic() in skb_put().

=======================================================
CPU: 1 PID: 19 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc8-syzkaller #0
RIP: 0010:skb_panic+0x16c/0x16e net/core/skbuff.c:113
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 skb_over_panic net/core/skbuff.c:118 [inline]
 skb_put.cold+0x24/0x24 net/core/skbuff.c:1990
 isotp_rcv_cf net/can/isotp.c:570 [inline]
 isotp_rcv+0xa38/0x1e30 net/can/isotp.c:668
 deliver net/can/af_can.c:574 [inline]
 can_rcv_filter+0x445/0x8d0 net/can/af_can.c:635
 can_receive+0x31d/0x580 net/can/af_can.c:665
 can_rcv+0x120/0x1c0 net/can/af_can.c:696
 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x114/0x180 net/core/dev.c:5465
 __netif_receive_skb+0x24/0x1b0 net/core/dev.c:5579

Therefore we make sure the state changes and data structures stay
consistent at CAN frame reception time by adding a spin_lock in
isotp_rcv(). This fixes the issue reported by syzkaller but does not
affect real world operation.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48830?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48830?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-48830 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48830 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-48830 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48830/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48830/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48830
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48830
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48830

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