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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026

CVE-2026-23357

CVE-2026-23357

Description

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

can: mcp251x: fix deadlock in error path of mcp251x_open

The mcp251x_open() function call free_irq() in its error path with the mpc_lock mutex held. But if an interrupt already occurred the interrupt handler will be waiting for the mpc_lock and free_irq() will deadlock waiting for the handler to finish.

This issue is similar to the one fixed in commit 7dd9c26bd6cf ("can: mcp251x: fix deadlock if an interrupt occurs during mcp251x_open") but for the error path.

To solve this issue move the call to free_irq() after the lock is released. Setting priv->force_quit = 1 beforehand ensure that the IRQ handler will exit right away once it acquired the lock.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel10 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.34.1,<5.10.253
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • osv-coords
    pkg:linux/kernel
    Range: >= 2.6.34, < 6.1.167

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