In 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
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
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In 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 | |
| Title | nfc: nci: free skb on nci_transceive early error paths | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-25T10:27:28.073Z
Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:45.997Z
Link: CVE-2026-23339
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-03-25T11:16:31.670
Modified: 2026-03-25T15:41:33.977
Link: CVE-2026-23339
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