CVE-2026-98483
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
nfc: fix use-after-free in nfc_get_local_general_bytes
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: fix use-after-free in nfc_get_local_general_bytes Commit 6709d4b7bc2e ("net: nfc: Fix use-after-free caused by nfc_llcp_find_local") attempted to fix a use-after-free (UAF) issue by invoking nfc_llcp_local_put(local) after accessing local->gb. However, if the reference count drops to zero, local is freed immediately, leading to a use-after-free when callers access the returned pointer. Alternative approaches using dynamic allocation (e.g. kmemdup) introduced memory leaks because callers consistently treat the returned pointer as borrowed memory. Fix this properly by refactoring nfc_llcp_general_bytes() and nfc_get_local_general_bytes() to accept a caller-provided output buffer (out_gb) and its maximum length (gb_max_len). The general bytes are safely copied into out_gb before calling nfc_llcp_local_put(local), ensuring safe lifetime management without ownership transfer complications. Update all callers across drivers (microread, pn533, pn544, st21nfca, digital_dep, and nci) to provide their own destination buffers and pass them to nfc_get_local_general_bytes().
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96f2c6f272ec04083d828de46285a7d7b17d1aad | affected | git | 25bfa673adc70189c0bc872940421ae59f789cf6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| fc8429f8d86801f092fbfbd257c3af821ac0dcd3 | affected | git | 2b31d0cc95856c856ada91f943fb14dfdf29a923 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 425d9d3a92df7d96b3cfb7ee5c240293a21cbde3 | affected | git | c40f61a6a413f3eaf028e5fe367fd9749e503ab0 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6709d4b7bc2e079241fdef15d1160581c5261c10 | affected | git | 19bcfc2a56d0b82919079b5424c5a9a0ac897dcf | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6709d4b7bc2e079241fdef15d1160581c5261c10 | affected | git | d8c929e9afdbc33b1876ecb97a517e850449b5bd | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6709d4b7bc2e079241fdef15d1160581c5261c10 | affected | git | 841af260ff477f6191872bc3b2e15488615c1827 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6709d4b7bc2e079241fdef15d1160581c5261c10 | affected | git | 9ede11e12f965ace97c4e0f606667f24fb41e7e1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6709d4b7bc2e079241fdef15d1160581c5261c10 | affected | git | dcab71a7011918f6fdba7adcec02d217dcb84b8d | Unavailable | None listed |
| dd6ff3f3862709ab1a12566e73b9d6a9b8f6e548 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| b3ad46e155a6d91b36c6e892019a43e3ef3c696d | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| e5207c1d69b1a9707615ab6ff9376e59fc096815 | affected | git | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.188 | affected | semver | 5.10.271 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.15.121 | affected | semver | 5.15.222 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.1.39 | affected | semver | 6.1.189 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.4.251 | affected | semver | 5.5 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.3.13 | affected | semver | 6.4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.4.4 | affected | semver | 6.5 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.5 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.271 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.222 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.189 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.158 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.112 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.55 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.2.9 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.2.* | None listed |
| 7.3 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |