In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: bcm: bcm_tx_setup(): fix KMSAN uninit-value in vfs_write
Syzkaller reported the following issue:
===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in aio_rw_done fs/aio.c:1520 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in aio_write+0x899/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600 aio_rw_done fs/aio.c:1520 [inline] aio_write+0x899/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600 io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019 __do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline] __se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048 __x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:766 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3452 [inline] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x71f/0xce0 mm/slub.c:3491 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slab_common.c:967 [inline] __kmalloc+0x11d/0x3b0 mm/slab_common.c:981 kmalloc_array include/linux/slab.h:636 [inline] bcm_tx_setup+0x80e/0x29d0 net/can/bcm.c:930 bcm_sendmsg+0x3a2/0xce0 net/can/bcm.c:1351 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:734 [inline] sock_write_iter+0x495/0x5e0 net/socket.c:1108 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2189 [inline] aio_write+0x63a/0x950 fs/aio.c:1600 io_submit_one+0x1d1c/0x3bf0 fs/aio.c:2019 __do_sys_io_submit fs/aio.c:2078 [inline] __se_sys_io_submit+0x293/0x770 fs/aio.c:2048 __x64_sys_io_submit+0x92/0xd0 fs/aio.c:2048 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
CPU: 1 PID: 5034 Comm: syz-executor350 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc6-syzkaller-80422-geda666ff2276 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/12/2023 =====================================================
We can follow the call chain and find that 'bcm_tx_setup' function calls 'memcpy_from_msg' to copy some content to the newly allocated frame of 'op->frames'. After that the 'len' field of copied structure being compared with some constant value (64 or 8). However, if 'memcpy_from_msg' returns an error, we will compare some uninitialized memory. This triggers 'uninit-value' issue.
This patch will add 'memcpy_from_msg' possible errors processing to avoid uninit-value issue.
Tested via syzkaller
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.177-158.645Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmp | Sep 26, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 15, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
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