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CVE-2025-37993

can: m_can: m_can_class_allocate_dev(): initialize spin lock on device probe

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: m_can: m_can_class_allocate_dev(): initialize spin lock on device probe The spin lock tx_handling_spinlock in struct m_can_classdev is not
being initialized. This leads the following spinlock bad magic
complaint from the kernel, eg. when trying to send CAN frames with
cansend from can-utils: | BUG: spinlock bad magic on CPU#0, cansend/95
| lock: 0xff60000002ec1010, .magic: 00000000, .owner: <none>/-1, .owner_cpu: 0
| CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 95 Comm: cansend Not tainted 6.15.0-rc3-00032-ga79be02bba5c #5 NONE
| Hardware name: MachineWare SIM-V (DT)
| Call Trace:
| [<ffffffff800133e0>] dump_backtrace+0x1c/0x24
| [<ffffffff800022f2>] show_stack+0x28/0x34
| [<ffffffff8000de3e>] dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x68
| [<ffffffff8000de70>] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c
| [<ffffffff80003134>] spin_dump+0x62/0x6e
| [<ffffffff800883ba>] do_raw_spin_lock+0xd0/0x142
| [<ffffffff807a6fcc>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x20/0x2c
| [<ffffffff80536dba>] m_can_start_xmit+0x90/0x34a
| [<ffffffff806148b0>] dev_hard_start_xmit+0xa6/0xee
| [<ffffffff8065b730>] sch_direct_xmit+0x114/0x292
| [<ffffffff80614e2a>] __dev_queue_xmit+0x3b0/0xaa8
| [<ffffffff8073b8fa>] can_send+0xc6/0x242
| [<ffffffff8073d1c0>] raw_sendmsg+0x1a8/0x36c
| [<ffffffff805ebf06>] sock_write_iter+0x9a/0xee
| [<ffffffff801d06ea>] vfs_write+0x184/0x3a6
| [<ffffffff801d0a88>] ksys_write+0xa0/0xc0
| [<ffffffff801d0abc>] __riscv_sys_write+0x14/0x1c
| [<ffffffff8079ebf8>] do_trap_ecall_u+0x168/0x212
| [<ffffffff807a830a>] handle_exception+0x146/0x152 Initializing the spin lock in m_can_class_allocate_dev solves that
problem.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: m_can: m_can_class_allocate_dev(): initialize spin lock on device probe The spin lock tx_handling_spinlock in struct m_can_classdev is not being initialized. This leads the following spinlock bad magic complaint from the kernel, eg. when trying to send CAN frames with cansend from can-utils: | BUG: spinlock bad magic on CPU#0, cansend/95 | lock: 0xff60000002ec1010, .magic: 00000000, .owner: <none>/-1, .owner_cpu: 0 | CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 95 Comm: cansend Not tainted 6.15.0-rc3-00032-ga79be02bba5c #5 NONE | Hardware name: MachineWare SIM-V (DT) | Call Trace: | [<ffffffff800133e0>] dump_backtrace+0x1c/0x24 | [<ffffffff800022f2>] show_stack+0x28/0x34 | [<ffffffff8000de3e>] dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x68 | [<ffffffff8000de70>] dump_stack+0x14/0x1c | [<ffffffff80003134>] spin_dump+0x62/0x6e | [<ffffffff800883ba>] do_raw_spin_lock+0xd0/0x142 | [<ffffffff807a6fcc>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x20/0x2c | [<ffffffff80536dba>] m_can_start_xmit+0x90/0x34a | [<ffffffff806148b0>] dev_hard_start_xmit+0xa6/0xee | [<ffffffff8065b730>] sch_direct_xmit+0x114/0x292 | [<ffffffff80614e2a>] __dev_queue_xmit+0x3b0/0xaa8 | [<ffffffff8073b8fa>] can_send+0xc6/0x242 | [<ffffffff8073d1c0>] raw_sendmsg+0x1a8/0x36c | [<ffffffff805ebf06>] sock_write_iter+0x9a/0xee | [<ffffffff801d06ea>] vfs_write+0x184/0x3a6 | [<ffffffff801d0a88>] ksys_write+0xa0/0xc0 | [<ffffffff801d0abc>] __riscv_sys_write+0x14/0x1c | [<ffffffff8079ebf8>] do_trap_ecall_u+0x168/0x212 | [<ffffffff807a830a>] handle_exception+0x146/0x152 Initializing the spin lock in m_can_class_allocate_dev solves that problem.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-29 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-29 CVE Updated
  • ---------- EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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>= 6.9 < 6.12.29
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.9 < 6.14.7
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.9 < 6.15
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