CVE-2026-23372
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: rawsock: cancel tx_work before socket teardown In rawsock_release(), cancel any pending tx_work and purge the write queue before orphaning the socket. rawsock_tx_work runs on the system workqueue and calls nfc_data_exchange which dereferences the NCI device. Without synchronization, tx_work can race with socket and device teardown when a process is killed (e.g. by SIGKILL), leading to use-after-free or leaked references. Set SEND_SHUTDOWN first so that if tx_work is already running it will see the flag and skip transmitting, then use cancel_work_sync to wait for any in-progress execution to finish, and finally purge any remaining queued skbs.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.253
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.77
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.17
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.7
- Linux Kernel 3.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae592ed91bb4b6b51df256b51045c13d2656049
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722a28b635ec281bb08a23885223526d8e7d6526
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78141b8832e16d80d09cbefb4258612db0777a24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b2d23cd09e1cb56bdf0e4d5614703094159f16c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdeed45ce8c92defd057f7d67ee9a69374d8fa16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d793458c45df2aed498d7f74145eab7ee22d25aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da4515fc8263c5933ed605e396af91079806dc45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc988613def90c5b558e025b1b423f48007be06
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae592ed91bb4b6b51df256b51045c13d2656049
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722a28b635ec281bb08a23885223526d8e7d6526
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78141b8832e16d80d09cbefb4258612db0777a24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b2d23cd09e1cb56bdf0e4d5614703094159f16c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdeed45ce8c92defd057f7d67ee9a69374d8fa16
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d793458c45df2aed498d7f74145eab7ee22d25aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da4515fc8263c5933ed605e396af91079806dc45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc988613def90c5b558e025b1b423f48007be06
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html