CVE-2026-23291

Published: Mar 25, 2026Modified: Oct 15, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: pn533: properly drop the usb interface reference on disconnect When the device is disconnected from the driver, there is a "dangling" reference count on the usb interface that was grabbed in the probe callback. Fix this up by properly dropping the reference after we are done with it.

Affected (8)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

8 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	3.1 ≤ version < 5.10.253
Linux Linux Kernel	5.11 ≤ version < 5.15.203
Linux Linux Kernel	5.16 ≤ version < 6.1.167
Linux Linux Kernel	6.13 ≤ version < 6.18.17
Linux Linux Kernel	6.19 ≤ version < 6.19.7
Linux Linux Kernel	6.2 ≤ version < 6.6.130
Linux Linux Kernel	6.7 ≤ version < 6.12.77
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.0 rc1