CVE-2026-31570 PUBLISHED

can: gw: fix OOB heap access in cgw_csum_crc8_rel()

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 09.03.2026 Published: 24.04.2026 Updated: 24.04.2026

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

can: gw: fix OOB heap access in cgw_csum_crc8_rel()

cgw_csum_crc8_rel() correctly computes bounds-safe indices via calc_idx():

<pre>int from = calc_idx(crc8->from_idx, cf->len); int to = calc_idx(crc8->to_idx, cf->len); int res = calc_idx(crc8->result_idx, cf->len); if (from < 0 || to < 0 || res < 0) return; </pre>

However, the loop and the result write then use the raw s8 fields directly instead of the computed variables:

<pre>for (i = crc8->from_idx; ...) /* BUG: raw negative index */ cf->data[crc8->result_idx] = ...; /* BUG: raw negative index */ </pre>

With from_idx = to_idx = result_idx = -64 on a 64-byte CAN FD frame, calc_idx(-64, 64) = 0 so the guard passes, but the loop iterates with i = -64, reading cf->data[-64], and the write goes to cf->data[-64]. This write might end up to 56 (7.0-rc) or 40 (<= 6.19) bytes before the start of the canfd_frame on the heap.

The companion function cgw_csum_xor_rel() uses from/to/res correctly throughout; fix cgw_csum_crc8_rel() to match.

Confirmed with KASAN on linux-7.0-rc2: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cgw_csum_crc8_rel+0x515/0x5b0 Read of size 1 at addr ffff8880076619c8 by task poc_cgw_oob/62

To configure the can-gw crc8 checksums CAP_NET_ADMIN is needed.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to e7c99348b0612b2bc02d5ce6ff9873261cc7605f (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to 999ca48d55a8a46da21519db7e834e5867200379 (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to a025283d7f7404c739225e457fb99db2368bb544 (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to 54ecdf76a55e75c1f5085e440f8ab671a3283ef5 (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to c4e8eaa75fa0b6bcbfa5356d6195c4ad0e05e57a (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to 84f8b76d24273175a22713e83e90874e1880d801 (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to 66b689efd08227da2c5ca49b58b30a95d23c695a (excl.)
  • affected from 456a8a646b2563438c16a9b27decf9aa717f1ebb to b9c310d72783cc2f30d103eed83920a5a29c671a (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 5.4 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 5.4 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 5.10.253 to 5.10.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 5.15.203 to 5.15.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.1.168 to 6.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.131 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.80 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.21 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.19.11 to 6.19.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0 to * (incl.)

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