nfc: llcp: reject PDUs shorter than the LLCP header

Summary

CVECVE-2026-80798
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-04 16:18:06 UTC
Updated2026-09-04 16:18:06 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: llcp: reject PDUs shorter than the LLCP header Every LLCP PDU begins with a two-byte header (DSAP/SSAP + PTYPE), but the receive path never checked that a frame is at least LLCP_HEADER_SIZE bytes before parsing it. nfc_llcp_rx_skb() reads the header via nfc_llcp_ptype()/nfc_llcp_dsap()/ nfc_llcp_ssap(), which dereference pdu->data[0] and pdu->data[1], and a CONNECT or CC PDU then computes tlv_array_len = skb->len - LLCP_HEADER_SIZE; as a size_t and hands it to the TLV walk. When the frame is shorter than the header the subtraction wraps to a huge value and the walk runs far past the buffer, an out-of-bounds read. A nearby NFC device can reach this without authentication; LLCP link activation happens automatically after NFC-DEP. Guard the common receive choke point __nfc_llcp_recv(), shared by both the target (nfc_llcp_data_received()) and initiator (nfc_llcp_recv()) paths, so a short skb is dropped before the rx_work worker parses it. Use pskb_may_pull() rather than a skb->len test so the two header bytes are guaranteed to sit in the skb linear area even for a non-linear skb, matching how the sibling NCI and HCI receive paths validate their headers. Reproduced with a KFENCE out-of-bounds read via /dev/virtual_nci on linux-next. Found by 0sec automated security-research tooling (https://0sec.ai).

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.002340000 probability, percentile 0.142170000 (date 2026-09-07)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a e6ec76a68dce04884dfeccfe5a5f0e9f67c0ec82 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a f36cffea24bf3e2cc29a00d4b51dbcadc087d810 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a a7b9b449f5a5132221fff6adc11a9431ab8cd914 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a 3793d768b40f38bb97265dd5b9a8b8655c4e1b1d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a eab47618e282602197db287ecbd1b09d356a2515 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a e969e98410051b1ef8cc318bfe0c7e3f24ec766d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a ae5f20f5842f440b72d030e3a34fe182dd8eae42 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a d3d90243393c48146911c67fd3792b549d21d9e6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d646960f7986fefb460a2b062d5ccc8ccfeacc3a 95674f506c6376d6722a23144c9acd26609771ed git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.3 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.3 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.267 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.218 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.185 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.154 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.106 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.47 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.11 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.1 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/f36cffea24bf3e2cc29a00d4b51dbcadc087d810 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/eab47618e282602197db287ecbd1b09d356a2515 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e969e98410051b1ef8cc318bfe0c7e3f24ec766d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6ec76a68dce04884dfeccfe5a5f0e9f67c0ec82 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b9b449f5a5132221fff6adc11a9431ab8cd914 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3793d768b40f38bb97265dd5b9a8b8655c4e1b1d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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