CVE-2026-23291

Published: Mar 25, 2026Modified: May 29, 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	From 3.1 to 5.10.253
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.11 to 5.15.203
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.16 to 6.1.167
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.13 to 6.18.17
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.19 to 6.19.7
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.2 to 6.6.130
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.7 to 6.12.77
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.0 rc1