# CVE-2021-47232: can: j1939: fix Use-after-Free, hold skb ref while in use

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: j1939: fix Use-after-Free, hold skb ref while in use This patch fixes a Use-after-Free found by the syzbot. The problem is that a skb is taken from the per-session skb queue, without incrementing the ref count. This leads to a Use-after-Free if the skb is taken concurrently from the session queue due to a CTS.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22cba878abf646cd3a02ee7c8c2cef7afe66a256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509ab6bfdd0c76daebbad0f0af07da712116de22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1071065eeb33d32b7d98c2ce7591881ae7381705
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2030043e616cab40f510299f09b636285e0a3678

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