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Linux CVE-2026-22997

HIGH
2026-01-25 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Information Disclosure Linux
High
Disputed · 7.5 NVD
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Red Hat
5.5 LOW
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Re-analysis Queued
Apr 27, 2026 - 14:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Severity Changed
Apr 27, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
MEDIUM HIGH
CVSS changed
Apr 27, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
5.5 (MEDIUM) 7.5 (HIGH)
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:59 vuln.today
Patch released
Feb 26, 2026 - 17:01 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Jan 25, 2026 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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

net: can: j1939: j1939_xtp_rx_rts_session_active(): deactivate session upon receiving the second rts

Since j1939_session_deactivate_activate_next() in j1939_tp_rxtimer() is called only when the timer is enabled, we need to call j1939_session_deactivate_activate_next() if we cancelled the timer. Otherwise, refcount for j1939_session leaks, which will later appear as

| unregister_netdevice: waiting for vcan0 to become free. Usage count = 2. problem.

AnalysisAI

The Linux kernel's CAN J1939 protocol implementation fails to properly deactivate sessions when receiving duplicate request-to-send messages, causing reference count leaks that prevent network device cleanup. A local attacker with user-level privileges can trigger this condition to cause a denial of service by exhausting kernel resources and preventing proper device unregistration. A patch is available to resolve the session lifecycle management issue.

Technical ContextAI

Affects Linux Kernel. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: can: j1939: j1939_xtp_rx_rts_session_active(): deactivate session upon receiving the second rts

Since j1939_session_deactivate_activate_next() in j1939_tp_rxtimer() is called only when the timer is enabled, we need to call j1939_session_deactivate_activate_next() if we cancelled the timer. Otherwise, refcount for j1939_session leaks, which will later appear as

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:2.1.3-6.35 Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/toolbox:13.2-9.1 Image SLE-Micro-Azure Image SLE-Micro-BYOS Image SLE-Micro-BYOS-Azure Image SLE-Micro-BYOS-EC2 Image SLE-Micro-BYOS-GCE Image SLE-Micro-GCE Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:2.1.3-7.95 Image SL-Micro Image SLE-Micro Image SLE-Micro-EC2 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container:2.1.3-6.115 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/rt-os-container:2.1.3-7.146 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/base-os-container:2.2.1-5.80 Image SL-Micro-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-Azure-ltd Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-EC2-llc Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-EC2-ltd Affected

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