From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: socketcan@hartkopp.net, o.rempel@pengutronix.de, mkl@pengutronix.de
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] can: replace ARPHRD_CAN type checks with can_get_ml_priv()" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 20:27:41 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261109202741-failed-5.10-962947b69589@kernel.org> (raw)
The patch below does not apply to the 5.10-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-5.10.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 962947b69589881167054bae5accc8abfd5aa4b6
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '20261109202741-failed-5.10-962947b69589@kernel.org' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.10.y' 'HEAD^..'
Thanks,
Sasha
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
From 962947b69589881167054bae5accc8abfd5aa4b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:31:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] can: replace ARPHRD_CAN type checks with can_get_ml_priv()
Commit 4e096a18867a ("net: introduce CAN specific pointer in the struct
net_device") introduced an explicit way to assign the midlayer private
pointer (dev->ml_priv) to named users like ML_PRIV_CAN. A valid pointer
returned by can_get_ml_priv() therefore identifies a real CAN device.
The referenced commit only converted the j1939 and proc code to this
check, while the other parts of the CAN subsystem still rely on
dev->type == ARPHRD_CAN.
The TUNSETLINK ioctl allows a down TUN/TAP device to set its hardware
type to ARPHRD_CAN while dev->ml_priv remains NULL. Such a repurposed
netdevice passes the ARPHRD_CAN checks.
Commit 8aa59e355949 ("can: af_can: fix NULL pointer dereference in
can_rx_register()") already made can_rx_register() reject such devices.
But can_rx_unregister() still only checks dev->type and dereferences
the NULL ml_priv when it walks the receive lists of the device.
CAN_ISOTP reaches this path: isotp_bind() ignores the return values of
can_rx_register() and binds the socket anyway. When the socket is
released or the device is unregistered, isotp_release() and
isotp_notify() remove the filters that have never been registered and
trigger the NULL pointer dereference in can_rx_unregister(). This only
requires owning a TUN/TAP device or CAP_NET_ADMIN in an unprivileged
user namespace.
Convert the remaining ARPHRD_CAN checks in af_can, bcm, gw, isotp and
raw to can_get_ml_priv().
Fixes: 4e096a18867a ("net: introduce CAN specific pointer in the struct net_device")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261027-can-rx-lock-v12-1-eb5afc2d8b9b@hartkopp.net
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
---
net/can/af_can.c | 15 ++++++---------
net/can/bcm.c | 7 ++++---
net/can/gw.c | 7 ++++---
net/can/isotp.c | 5 +++--
net/can/raw.c | 4 ++--
5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 34fe3b28d576f..dc27ace43719d 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ int can_send(struct sk_buff *skb, int loop)
goto inval_skb;
}
- if (unlikely(skb->dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)) {
+ if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(skb->dev))) {
err = -EPERM;
goto inval_skb;
}
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ int can_rx_register(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
/* insert new receiver (dev,canid,mask) -> (func,data) */
- if (dev && (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev)))
+ if (dev && !can_get_ml_priv(dev))
return -ENODEV;
if (dev && !net_eq(net, dev_net(dev)))
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void can_rx_unregister(struct net *net, struct net_device *dev, canid_t can_id,
struct can_rcv_lists_stats *rcv_lists_stats = net->can.rcv_lists_stats;
struct can_dev_rcv_lists *dev_rcv_lists;
- if (dev && dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (dev && !can_get_ml_priv(dev))
return;
if (dev && !net_eq(net, dev_net(dev)))
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@ static int can_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
{
struct can_skb_ext *csx = can_skb_ext_find(skb);
- if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) ||
- !csx || !can_is_can_skb(skb))) {
+ if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(dev) || !csx || !can_is_can_skb(skb))) {
pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
dev->type, skb->len);
@@ -710,8 +709,7 @@ static int canfd_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
{
struct can_skb_ext *csx = can_skb_ext_find(skb);
- if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) ||
- !csx || !can_is_canfd_skb(skb))) {
+ if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(dev) || !csx || !can_is_canfd_skb(skb))) {
pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN FD skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
dev->type, skb->len);
@@ -736,8 +734,7 @@ static int canxl_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
{
struct can_skb_ext *csx = can_skb_ext_find(skb);
- if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) ||
- !csx || !can_is_canxl_skb(skb))) {
+ if (unlikely(!can_get_ml_priv(dev) || !csx || !can_is_canxl_skb(skb))) {
pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN XL skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
dev->type, skb->len);
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index 3d637a1e0ac1a..60406439a13f7 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
#include <linux/if_arp.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
#include <linux/can/core.h>
#include <linux/can/skb.h>
#include <linux/can/bcm.h>
@@ -1719,7 +1720,7 @@ static int bcm_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
goto out_release;
}
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
dev_put(dev);
ret = -ENODEV;
goto out_release;
@@ -1867,7 +1868,7 @@ static int bcm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
{
struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
return NOTIFY_DONE;
if (msg != NETDEV_UNREGISTER && msg != NETDEV_DOWN)
return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -2024,7 +2025,7 @@ static int bcm_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr, int
ret = -ENODEV;
goto fail;
}
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
dev_put(dev);
ret = -ENODEV;
goto fail;
diff --git a/net/can/gw.c b/net/can/gw.c
index 5793cb2420ed3..54bb5bd3242af 100644
--- a/net/can/gw.c
+++ b/net/can/gw.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
#include <linux/if_arp.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
#include <linux/can/core.h>
#include <linux/can/skb.h>
#include <linux/can/gw.h>
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ static int cgw_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
return NOTIFY_DONE;
if (msg == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
@@ -1163,7 +1164,7 @@ static int cgw_create_job(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
if (!gwj->src.dev)
goto out;
- if (gwj->src.dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(gwj->src.dev))
goto out;
gwj->dst.dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, gwj->ccgw.dst_idx);
@@ -1171,7 +1172,7 @@ static int cgw_create_job(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
if (!gwj->dst.dev)
goto out;
- if (gwj->dst.dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(gwj->dst.dev))
goto out;
/* is sending the skb back to the incoming interface intended? */
diff --git a/net/can/isotp.c b/net/can/isotp.c
index d3e43ab484258..e4957855829e6 100644
--- a/net/can/isotp.c
+++ b/net/can/isotp.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
#include <linux/if_arp.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/can.h>
+#include <linux/can/can-ml.h>
#include <linux/can/core.h>
#include <linux/can/skb.h>
#include <linux/can/isotp.h>
@@ -1618,7 +1619,7 @@ static int isotp_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr, int l
err = -ENODEV;
goto out;
}
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
err = -ENODEV;
goto out_put_dev;
}
@@ -1905,7 +1906,7 @@ static int isotp_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
{
struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
return NOTIFY_DONE;
if (msg != NETDEV_UNREGISTER && msg != NETDEV_DOWN)
return NOTIFY_DONE;
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 0acd4f6c6dd67..e1d741a25be3f 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int raw_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long msg,
{
struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN)
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev))
return NOTIFY_DONE;
if (msg != NETDEV_UNREGISTER && msg != NETDEV_DOWN)
return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int raw_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr, int len
err = -ENODEV;
goto out;
}
- if (dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN) {
+ if (!can_get_ml_priv(dev)) {
err = -ENODEV;
goto out_put_dev;
}
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-11-10 1:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-10 1:27 Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-11-10 18:04 ` [PATCH 5.10.y 1/4] can: raw: fix receiver memory leak Oliver Hartkopp
2026-11-10 18:04 ` [PATCH 5.10.y 2/4] can: raw: fix lockdep issue in raw_release() Oliver Hartkopp
2026-11-10 18:04 ` [PATCH 5.10.y 3/4] can: raw: add missing refcount for memory leak fix Oliver Hartkopp
2026-11-10 18:04 ` [PATCH 5.10.y 4/4] can: replace ARPHRD_CAN type checks with can_get_ml_priv() Oliver Hartkopp
2026-11-10 20:59 ` [PATCH 5.10.y 1/4] can: raw: fix receiver memory leak Sasha Levin
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