FAILED: patch "[PATCH] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree

[gregkh]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x d59948293ea34b6337ce2b5febab8510de70048c
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026072038-herring-ruckus-b265@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From d59948293ea34b6337ce2b5febab8510de70048c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:55:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal

sashiko-bot remarked a problem with a concurrent device unregistration
in isotp.c which also is present in the bcm.c code. A former fix for raw.c
commit c275a176e4b6 ("can: raw: add missing refcount for memory leak fix")
introduced a netdevice_tracker which solves the issue for bcm.c too.

bcm_release(), bcm_delete_rx_op() and bcm_notifier() relied on
dev_get_by_index(ifindex) to re-find the device for an rx_op before
unregistering its filter. If a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has already
unlisted the device from the ifindex table, that lookup fails and
can_rx_unregister() is silently skipped, leaving a stale CAN filter
pointing at the soon-to-be-freed bcm_op/socket.

Hold a netdev_hold()/netdev_put() tracked reference on op->rx_reg_dev
from the moment the rx filter is registered in bcm_rx_setup() until it
is unregistered in bcm_rx_unreg(), and use that reference directly in
bcm_release() and bcm_delete_rx_op() instead of re-looking the device
up by ifindex.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260707094716.63578-1-socketcan@hartkopp.net
Fixes: ffd980f976e7 ("[CAN]: Add broadcast manager (bcm) protocol")
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260714-bcm_fixes-v15-8-562f7e3e42da@hartkopp.net
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>

diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 2d9c9cd74536..25842061800b 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct bcm_op {
 	struct canfd_frame last_sframe;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct net_device *rx_reg_dev;
+	netdevice_tracker rx_reg_dev_tracker;
 	spinlock_t bcm_tx_lock; /* protect tx data and timer updates */
 	spinlock_t bcm_rx_update_lock; /* protect filter/timer data updates */
 };
@@ -937,6 +938,7 @@ static void bcm_rx_unreg(struct net_device *dev, struct bcm_op *op)
 
 		/* mark as removed subscription */
 		op->rx_reg_dev = NULL;
+		netdev_put(dev, &op->rx_reg_dev_tracker);
 	} else
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can-bcm: bcm_rx_unreg: registered device "
 		       "mismatch %p %p\n", op->rx_reg_dev, dev);
@@ -967,17 +969,14 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 				 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 				 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 				 * in bcm_notifier()
+				 *
+				 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+				 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+				 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+				 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the dev.
 				 */
-				if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-					struct net_device *dev;
-
-					dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(op->sk),
-							       op->ifindex);
-					if (dev) {
-						bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-						dev_put(dev);
-					}
-				}
+				if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+					bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 			} else
 				can_rx_unregister(sock_net(op->sk), NULL,
 						  op->can_id,
@@ -1496,7 +1495,17 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 						      bcm_rx_handler, op,
 						      "bcm", sk);
 
-				op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+				/* keep a tracked reference so that a later
+				 * unregister can safely reach the device even
+				 * if a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has
+				 * already unlisted it by ifindex
+				 */
+				if (!err) {
+					op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+					netdev_hold(dev,
+						    &op->rx_reg_dev_tracker,
+						    GFP_KERNEL);
+				}
 				dev_put(dev);
 			} else {
 				/* the requested device is gone - do not
@@ -1873,16 +1882,14 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 			 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 			 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 			 * in bcm_notifier()
+			 *
+			 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+			 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+			 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+			 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the device.
 			 */
-			if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-				struct net_device *dev;
-
-				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, op->ifindex);
-				if (dev) {
-					bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-					dev_put(dev);
-				}
-			}
+			if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+				bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 		} else
 			can_rx_unregister(net, NULL, op->can_id,
 					  REGMASK(op->can_id),

[PATCH 5/8] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal

[Oliver Hartkopp]

commit d59948293ea34b6337ce2b5febab8510de70048c upstream.

sashiko-bot remarked a problem with a concurrent device unregistration
in isotp.c which also is present in the bcm.c code. A former fix for raw.c
commit c275a176e4b6 ("can: raw: add missing refcount for memory leak fix")
introduced a netdevice_tracker which solves the issue for bcm.c too.

bcm_release(), bcm_delete_rx_op() and bcm_notifier() relied on
dev_get_by_index(ifindex) to re-find the device for an rx_op before
unregistering its filter. If a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has already
unlisted the device from the ifindex table, that lookup fails and
can_rx_unregister() is silently skipped, leaving a stale CAN filter
pointing at the soon-to-be-freed bcm_op/socket.

Hold a netdev_hold()/netdev_put() tracked reference on op->rx_reg_dev
from the moment the rx filter is registered in bcm_rx_setup() until it
is unregistered in bcm_rx_unreg(), and use that reference directly in
bcm_release() and bcm_delete_rx_op() instead of re-looking the device
up by ifindex.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260707094716.63578-1-socketcan@hartkopp.net
Fixes: ffd980f976e7 ("[CAN]: Add broadcast manager (bcm) protocol")
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260714-bcm_fixes-v15-8-562f7e3e42da@hartkopp.net
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
---
 net/can/bcm.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 3e84f4b..05fad88 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ static void bcm_rx_unreg(struct net_device *dev, struct bcm_op *op)
 
 		/* mark as removed subscription */
 		op->rx_reg_dev = NULL;
+		dev_put(dev);
 	} else
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can-bcm: bcm_rx_unreg: registered device "
 		       "mismatch %p %p\n", op->rx_reg_dev, dev);
@@ -919,17 +920,14 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 				 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 				 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 				 * in bcm_notifier()
+				 *
+				 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+				 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+				 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+				 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the dev.
 				 */
-				if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-					struct net_device *dev;
-
-					dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(op->sk),
-							       op->ifindex);
-					if (dev) {
-						bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-						dev_put(dev);
-					}
-				}
+				if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+					bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 			} else
 				can_rx_unregister(sock_net(op->sk), NULL,
 						  op->can_id,
@@ -1452,7 +1450,15 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 						      bcm_rx_handler, op,
 						      "bcm", sk);
 
-				op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+				/* keep a reference so that a later
+				 * unregister can safely reach the device even
+				 * if a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has
+				 * already unlisted it by ifindex
+				 */
+				if (!err) {
+					op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+					dev_hold(dev);
+				}
 				dev_put(dev);
 			} else {
 				/* the requested device is gone - do not
@@ -1825,16 +1831,14 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 			 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 			 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 			 * in bcm_notifier()
+			 *
+			 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+			 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+			 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+			 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the device.
 			 */
-			if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-				struct net_device *dev;
-
-				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, op->ifindex);
-				if (dev) {
-					bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-					dev_put(dev);
-				}
-			}
+			if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+				bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 		} else
 			can_rx_unregister(net, NULL, op->can_id,
 					  REGMASK(op->can_id),
-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH 5/8] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal

[Oliver Hartkopp]

commit d59948293ea34b6337ce2b5febab8510de70048c upstream.

sashiko-bot remarked a problem with a concurrent device unregistration
in isotp.c which also is present in the bcm.c code. A former fix for raw.c
commit c275a176e4b6 ("can: raw: add missing refcount for memory leak fix")
introduced a netdevice_tracker which solves the issue for bcm.c too.

bcm_release(), bcm_delete_rx_op() and bcm_notifier() relied on
dev_get_by_index(ifindex) to re-find the device for an rx_op before
unregistering its filter. If a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has already
unlisted the device from the ifindex table, that lookup fails and
can_rx_unregister() is silently skipped, leaving a stale CAN filter
pointing at the soon-to-be-freed bcm_op/socket.

Hold a netdev_hold()/netdev_put() tracked reference on op->rx_reg_dev
from the moment the rx filter is registered in bcm_rx_setup() until it
is unregistered in bcm_rx_unreg(), and use that reference directly in
bcm_release() and bcm_delete_rx_op() instead of re-looking the device
up by ifindex.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260707094716.63578-1-socketcan@hartkopp.net
Fixes: ffd980f976e7 ("[CAN]: Add broadcast manager (bcm) protocol")
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260714-bcm_fixes-v15-8-562f7e3e42da@hartkopp.net
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
---
 net/can/bcm.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 01773cb..4b6accb 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ static void bcm_rx_unreg(struct net_device *dev, struct bcm_op *op)
 
 		/* mark as removed subscription */
 		op->rx_reg_dev = NULL;
+		dev_put(dev);
 	} else
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can-bcm: bcm_rx_unreg: registered device "
 		       "mismatch %p %p\n", op->rx_reg_dev, dev);
@@ -919,17 +920,14 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 				 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 				 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 				 * in bcm_notifier()
+				 *
+				 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+				 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+				 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+				 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the dev.
 				 */
-				if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-					struct net_device *dev;
-
-					dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(op->sk),
-							       op->ifindex);
-					if (dev) {
-						bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-						dev_put(dev);
-					}
-				}
+				if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+					bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 			} else
 				can_rx_unregister(sock_net(op->sk), NULL,
 						  op->can_id,
@@ -1452,7 +1450,15 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 						      bcm_rx_handler, op,
 						      "bcm", sk);
 
-				op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+				/* keep a reference so that a later
+				 * unregister can safely reach the device even
+				 * if a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has
+				 * already unlisted it by ifindex
+				 */
+				if (!err) {
+					op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+					dev_hold(dev);
+				}
 				dev_put(dev);
 			} else {
 				/* the requested device is gone - do not
@@ -1825,16 +1831,14 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 			 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 			 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 			 * in bcm_notifier()
+			 *
+			 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+			 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+			 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+			 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the device.
 			 */
-			if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-				struct net_device *dev;
-
-				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, op->ifindex);
-				if (dev) {
-					bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-					dev_put(dev);
-				}
-			}
+			if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+				bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 		} else
 			can_rx_unregister(net, NULL, op->can_id,
 					  REGMASK(op->can_id),
-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH 5/8] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal

[Oliver Hartkopp]

commit d59948293ea34b6337ce2b5febab8510de70048c upstream.

sashiko-bot remarked a problem with a concurrent device unregistration
in isotp.c which also is present in the bcm.c code. A former fix for raw.c
commit c275a176e4b6 ("can: raw: add missing refcount for memory leak fix")
introduced a netdevice_tracker which solves the issue for bcm.c too.

bcm_release(), bcm_delete_rx_op() and bcm_notifier() relied on
dev_get_by_index(ifindex) to re-find the device for an rx_op before
unregistering its filter. If a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has already
unlisted the device from the ifindex table, that lookup fails and
can_rx_unregister() is silently skipped, leaving a stale CAN filter
pointing at the soon-to-be-freed bcm_op/socket.

Hold a netdev_hold()/netdev_put() tracked reference on op->rx_reg_dev
from the moment the rx filter is registered in bcm_rx_setup() until it
is unregistered in bcm_rx_unreg(), and use that reference directly in
bcm_release() and bcm_delete_rx_op() instead of re-looking the device
up by ifindex.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260707094716.63578-1-socketcan@hartkopp.net
Fixes: ffd980f976e7 ("[CAN]: Add broadcast manager (bcm) protocol")
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260714-bcm_fixes-v15-8-562f7e3e42da@hartkopp.net
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
---
 net/can/bcm.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 80fa80d..819c7cf 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ static void bcm_rx_unreg(struct net_device *dev, struct bcm_op *op)
 
 		/* mark as removed subscription */
 		op->rx_reg_dev = NULL;
+		dev_put(dev);
 	} else
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can-bcm: bcm_rx_unreg: registered device "
 		       "mismatch %p %p\n", op->rx_reg_dev, dev);
@@ -961,17 +962,14 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 				 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 				 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 				 * in bcm_notifier()
+				 *
+				 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+				 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+				 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+				 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the dev.
 				 */
-				if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-					struct net_device *dev;
-
-					dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(op->sk),
-							       op->ifindex);
-					if (dev) {
-						bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-						dev_put(dev);
-					}
-				}
+				if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+					bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 			} else
 				can_rx_unregister(sock_net(op->sk), NULL,
 						  op->can_id,
@@ -1494,7 +1492,15 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 						      bcm_rx_handler, op,
 						      "bcm", sk);
 
-				op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+				/* keep a reference so that a later
+				 * unregister can safely reach the device even
+				 * if a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has
+				 * already unlisted it by ifindex
+				 */
+				if (!err) {
+					op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+					dev_hold(dev);
+				}
 				dev_put(dev);
 			} else {
 				/* the requested device is gone - do not
@@ -1867,16 +1873,14 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 			 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 			 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 			 * in bcm_notifier()
+			 *
+			 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+			 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+			 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+			 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the device.
 			 */
-			if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-				struct net_device *dev;
-
-				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, op->ifindex);
-				if (dev) {
-					bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-					dev_put(dev);
-				}
-			}
+			if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+				bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 		} else
 			can_rx_unregister(net, NULL, op->can_id,
 					  REGMASK(op->can_id),
-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH 5/8] can: bcm: add missing device refcount for CAN filter removal

[Oliver Hartkopp]

commit d59948293ea34b6337ce2b5febab8510de70048c upstream.

sashiko-bot remarked a problem with a concurrent device unregistration
in isotp.c which also is present in the bcm.c code. A former fix for raw.c
commit c275a176e4b6 ("can: raw: add missing refcount for memory leak fix")
introduced a netdevice_tracker which solves the issue for bcm.c too.

bcm_release(), bcm_delete_rx_op() and bcm_notifier() relied on
dev_get_by_index(ifindex) to re-find the device for an rx_op before
unregistering its filter. If a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has already
unlisted the device from the ifindex table, that lookup fails and
can_rx_unregister() is silently skipped, leaving a stale CAN filter
pointing at the soon-to-be-freed bcm_op/socket.

Hold a netdev_hold()/netdev_put() tracked reference on op->rx_reg_dev
from the moment the rx filter is registered in bcm_rx_setup() until it
is unregistered in bcm_rx_unreg(), and use that reference directly in
bcm_release() and bcm_delete_rx_op() instead of re-looking the device
up by ifindex.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260707094716.63578-1-socketcan@hartkopp.net
Fixes: ffd980f976e7 ("[CAN]: Add broadcast manager (bcm) protocol")
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260714-bcm_fixes-v15-8-562f7e3e42da@hartkopp.net
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
---
 net/can/bcm.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 0283c8f..adc176f 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -932,6 +932,7 @@ static void bcm_rx_unreg(struct net_device *dev, struct bcm_op *op)
 
 		/* mark as removed subscription */
 		op->rx_reg_dev = NULL;
+		dev_put(dev);
 	} else
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can-bcm: bcm_rx_unreg: registered device "
 		       "mismatch %p %p\n", op->rx_reg_dev, dev);
@@ -962,17 +963,14 @@ static int bcm_delete_rx_op(struct list_head *ops, struct bcm_msg_head *mh,
 				 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 				 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 				 * in bcm_notifier()
+				 *
+				 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+				 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+				 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+				 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the dev.
 				 */
-				if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-					struct net_device *dev;
-
-					dev = dev_get_by_index(sock_net(op->sk),
-							       op->ifindex);
-					if (dev) {
-						bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-						dev_put(dev);
-					}
-				}
+				if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+					bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 			} else
 				can_rx_unregister(sock_net(op->sk), NULL,
 						  op->can_id,
@@ -1491,7 +1489,15 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 						      bcm_rx_handler, op,
 						      "bcm", sk);
 
-				op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+				/* keep a reference so that a later
+				 * unregister can safely reach the device even
+				 * if a concurrent NETDEV_UNREGISTER has
+				 * already unlisted it by ifindex
+				 */
+				if (!err) {
+					op->rx_reg_dev = dev;
+					dev_hold(dev);
+				}
 				dev_put(dev);
 			} else {
 				/* the requested device is gone - do not
@@ -1864,16 +1870,14 @@ static int bcm_release(struct socket *sock)
 			 * Only remove subscriptions that had not
 			 * been removed due to NETDEV_UNREGISTER
 			 * in bcm_notifier()
+			 *
+			 * op->rx_reg_dev is a tracked reference taken
+			 * when the subscription was registered, so it
+			 * stays valid here even if a concurrent
+			 * NETDEV_UNREGISTER already unlisted the device.
 			 */
-			if (op->rx_reg_dev) {
-				struct net_device *dev;
-
-				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, op->ifindex);
-				if (dev) {
-					bcm_rx_unreg(dev, op);
-					dev_put(dev);
-				}
-			}
+			if (op->rx_reg_dev)
+				bcm_rx_unreg(op->rx_reg_dev, op);
 		} else
 			can_rx_unregister(net, NULL, op->can_id,
 					  REGMASK(op->can_id),
-- 
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