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The can ucan driver tag covers discussions about the Linux Controller Area Network (CAN) ucan driver, particularly a security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23298. This bug involves an infinite loop in the ucan_read_bulk_callback() function triggered by a malformed device message with a zero-length payload, causing the system to hang. The fix is to skip empty messages. The content highlights how kernel parsers that trust device-provided length fields can lead to availability issues. This tag is relevant for Linux kernel developers, system administrators, and security researchers interested in CAN bus drivers, kernel robustness, and denial-of-service vulnerabilities.
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    CVE-2026-23298 Linux ucan Driver Infinite Loop: Fixes Zero-Length Hang

    CVE-2026-23298 is a reminder that kernel security bugs do not need dramatic memory corruption to become operationally serious. In this case, the Linux can: ucan driver could enter an infinite loop when a malformed device message reports a zero-length payload, causing ucan_read_bulk_callback() to...
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