nfc: nci: free skb on nci_transceive early error paths

Summary

CVECVE-2026-23339
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-25 11:16:31 UTC
Updated2026-04-18 09:16:19 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: free skb on nci_transceive early error paths nci_transceive() takes ownership of the skb passed by the caller, but the -EPROTO, -EINVAL, and -EBUSY error paths return without freeing it. Due to issues clearing NCI_DATA_EXCHANGE fixed by subsequent changes the nci/nci_dev selftest hits the error path occasionally in NIPA, and kmemleak detects leaks: unreferenced object 0xff11000015ce6a40 (size 640): comm "nci_dev", pid 3954, jiffies 4295441246 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 6b 6b 6b 6b 00 a4 00 0c 02 e1 03 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b kkkk.......kkkkk 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk backtrace (crc 7c40cc2a): kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x492/0x630 __alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0 alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc6/0x8f0 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x326/0x3f0 nfc_alloc_send_skb+0x94/0x1d0 rawsock_sendmsg+0x162/0x4c0 do_syscall_64+0x117/0xfc0

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.000320000 probability, percentile 0.090980000 (date 2026-04-18)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 b367cb44d919f35b07cd56feffa15e68cd9f53f9 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 6d898f943766440cf766d30364e715111c3563b5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 33f6b8a96dda045789796c3bcb451c74ac158039 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 dcbcccfc5195c9caaa4bb8d31f23c345f00a9e89 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 3245801d44a44c090acefe19a12d22d12cac45c5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 9d448bbab724b94d6c561e1f314656f5b88a7cb3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 54f7f0eaafa56b5994cdb5c7967946922c2e1d22 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 7bd4b0c4779f978a6528c9b7937d2ca18e936e2c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.2 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.2 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.253 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.203 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.167 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.130 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.77 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.17 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.7 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f7f0eaafa56b5994cdb5c7967946922c2e1d22 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d898f943766440cf766d30364e715111c3563b5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbcccfc5195c9caaa4bb8d31f23c345f00a9e89 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d448bbab724b94d6c561e1f314656f5b88a7cb3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4b0c4779f978a6528c9b7937d2ca18e936e2c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/33f6b8a96dda045789796c3bcb451c74ac158039 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b367cb44d919f35b07cd56feffa15e68cd9f53f9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3245801d44a44c090acefe19a12d22d12cac45c5 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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