---
id: CVE-2026-23339
title: |-
  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 pat…
summary: |-
  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 pat…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 3.2.1, < 5.10.253'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.203'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.167'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.130'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.77'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.17'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.7'
  - linux_kernel = 3.2
  - linux_kernel = 7.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.19.7
published: '2026-03-25'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T02:18:50.443'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23339'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3245801d44a44c090acefe19a12d22d12cac45c5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33f6b8a96dda045789796c3bcb451c74ac158039'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f7f0eaafa56b5994cdb5c7967946922c2e1d22'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d898f943766440cf766d30364e715111c3563b5'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd4b0c4779f978a6528c9b7937d2ca18e936e2c'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d448bbab724b94d6c561e1f314656f5b88a7cb3'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b367cb44d919f35b07cd56feffa15e68cd9f53f9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbcccfc5195c9caaa4bb8d31f23c345f00a9e89'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00123
epssPercentile: 0.01831
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.843Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 3.2.1, < 5.10.253`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.203`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.167`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.130`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.77`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.17`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.7`
- `linux_kernel = 3.2`
- `linux_kernel = 7.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.19.7`