Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
can: hi311x: fix null pointer dereference when resuming from sleep before interface was enabled
This issue is similar to the vulnerability in the `mcp251x` driver, which was fixed in commit 03c427147b2d ("can: mcp251x: fix resume from sleep before interface was brought up").
In the `hi311x` driver, when the device resumes from sleep, the driver schedules `priv->restart_work`. However, if the network interface was not previously enabled, the `priv->wq` (workqueue) is not allocated and initialized, leading to a null pointer dereference.
To fix this, we move the allocation and initialization of the workqueue from the `hi3110_open` function to the `hi3110_can_probe` function. This ensures that the workqueue is properly initialized before it is used during device resume. And added logic to destroy the workqueue in the error handling paths of `hi3110_can_probe` and in the `hi3110_can_remove` function to prevent resource leaks.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 57e83fb9b7468c75cb65cde1d23043553c346c6d, < d1fc4c041459e2d4856c1b2501486ba4f0cbf96b; >= 57e83fb9b7468c75cb65cde1d23043553c346c6d, < e93af787187e585933570563c643337fa731584a; >= 57e83fb9b7468c75cb65cde1d23043553c346c6d, < 1d2ef21f02baff0c109ad78b9e835fb4acb14533; >= 57e83fb9b7468c75cb65cde1d23043553c346c6d, < fd00cf38fd437c979f0e5905e3ebdfc3f55a4b96; >= 57e83fb9b7468c75cb65cde1d23043553c346c6d, < 6b696808472197b77b888f50bc789a3bae077743 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d2ef21f02baff0c109ad78b9e835fb4acb14533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b696808472197b77b888f50bc789a3bae077743
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1fc4c041459e2d4856c1b2501486ba4f0cbf96b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e93af787187e585933570563c643337fa731584a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd00cf38fd437c979f0e5905e3ebdfc3f55a4b96
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 3, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred