CVE-2026-23330
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Near Field Communication (NFC) Controller Interface (NCI) subsystem. When an NFC device is closed, the nci_close_device() function may not properly complete pending data exchanges. This can lead to a resource leak, where unreferenced socket objects consume system memory. Over time, this resource exhaustion could result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly released could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
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