CVE-2026-5071

The SocketCAN implementation validates the length of a user-provided buffer containing a socketcan_frame object using only a NET_ASSERT statement in zcan_sendto_ctx() before dereferencing it in socketcan_to_can_frame(). In production builds where assertions are disabled, a userspace application that controls the length passed to a sendto syscall can supply an incomplete or truncated frame, causing socketcan_to_can_frame() to dereference fields beyond the end of the buffer. This results in an out-of-bounds read that can cause denial-of-service crashes or, because the parsed frame contents are transmitted on the network, leak adjacent memory.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-c3w6-x7m3-3c58

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 May 2026, 08:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-30 08:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:58

NVD link : CVE-2026-5071

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5071

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5071

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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