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CVE-2026-23291

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CVE-2026-23291

Published: Mar 25, 2026

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 - < 6645b030b0c1fc5bf338bffb0044238f24b2f770
affected
c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 - < 5be8aa2bcfb53158436182db8dee9d0b8e5901e6
affected
c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 - < 7398d6570501edc55a50ece820f369ab3c1df2e7
affected
c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 - < d1f6d20b3c2642ec85ce6ea5da7155746c31c6d0
affected
c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 - < 7ff14eb070f0efecb2606f8d7aa01b77d188e886

+3 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
3.1
unaffected
0 - < 3.1
unaffected
5.10.253 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.203 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.167 - <= 6.1.*

+5 more versions

References

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