[PATCH net] can: raw: fix ro->uniq use-after-free in raw_rcv()

From: Sam P

Date: Wed Apr 08 2026 - 10:30:25 EST


raw_release() unregisters raw CAN receive filters via can_rx_unregister(),
but receiver deletion is deferred with call_rcu(). This leaves a window
where raw_rcv() may still be running in an RCU read-side critical section
after raw_release() frees ro->uniq, leading to a use-after-free of the
percpu uniq storage.

Move free_percpu(ro->uniq) out of raw_release() and into a raw-specific
socket destructor. can_rx_unregister() takes an extra reference to the
socket and only drops it from the RCU callback, so freeing uniq from
sk_destruct ensures the percpu area is not released until the relevant
callbacks have drained.

Fixes: 514ac99c64b2 ("can: fix multiple delivery of a single CAN frame for overlapping CAN filters")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.1+
Assisted-by: Bynario AI
Signed-off-by: Samuel Page <sam@xxxxxxxx>

---
net/can/raw.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index eee244ffc31e..f042c4316890 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -361,6 +361,14 @@ static int raw_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
return NOTIFY_DONE;
}
+static void raw_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
+{
+ struct raw_sock *ro = raw_sk(sk);
+
+ free_percpu(ro->uniq);
+ can_sock_destruct(sk);
+}
+
static int raw_init(struct sock *sk)
{
struct raw_sock *ro = raw_sk(sk);
@@ -387,6 +395,8 @@ static int raw_init(struct sock *sk)
if (unlikely(!ro->uniq))
return -ENOMEM;
+ sk->sk_destruct = raw_sock_destruct;
+
/* set notifier */
spin_lock(&raw_notifier_lock);
list_add_tail(&ro->notifier, &raw_notifier_list);
@@ -436,7 +446,6 @@ static int raw_release(struct socket *sock)
ro->bound = 0;
ro->dev = NULL;
ro->count = 0;
- free_percpu(ro->uniq);
sock_orphan(sk);
sock->sk = NULL;
--
2.49.0