Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-73638.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-73638
Upstream
Published
2025-08-22T16:15:41Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:22:39.164379Z
Summary
CVE-2025-38665 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1
Details

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

can: netlink: canchangelink(): fix NULL pointer deref of struct canpriv::dosetmode

Andrei Lalaev reported a NULL pointer deref when a CAN device is restarted from Bus Off and the driver does not implement the struct canpriv::doset_mode callback.

There are 2 code path that call struct canpriv::dosetmode: - directly by a manual restart from the user space, via canchangelink() - delayed automatic restart after bus off (deactivated by default)

To prevent the NULL pointer deference, refuse a manual restart or configure the automatic restart delay in can_changelink() and report the error via extack to user space.

As an additional safety measure let canrestart() return an error if canpriv::dosetmode is not set instead of dereferencing it unchecked.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
5.15.200.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-73638.json"