CVE-2026-23372
Published: March 29, 2026Last modified: April 9, 2026
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.167-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.80-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.80-r0) |
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/d793458c45df2aed498d7f74145eab7ee22d25aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da4515fc8263c5933ed605e396af91079806dc45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc988613def90c5b558e025b1b423f48007be06