CVE-2023-5563 — The SJA1000 CAN controller driver backend automatically attempt to recover from

The SJA1000 CAN controller driver backend automatically attempt to recover from a bus-off event when built with CONFIG_CAN_AUTO_BUS_OFF_RECOVERY=y. This results in calling k_sleep() in IRQ context, causing a fatal exception.

01What is this vulnerability?

The SJA1000 CAN controller driver backend automatically attempt to recover from a bus-off event when built with CONFIG_CAN_AUTO_BUS_OFF_RECOVERY=y. This results in calling k_sleep() in IRQ context, causing a fatal exception.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
zephyrproject-rtos	Zephyr	3.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-12T23:11:18.074Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T17:08:43.494Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-98mc-rj7w-…