CVE-2026-31629
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Near Field Communication (NFC) Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) subsystem. Missing return statements after LLCP_CLOSED checks in the nfc_llcp_recv_hdlc() and nfc_llcp_recv_disc() functions can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This occurs because the system attempts to release resources twice, causing a reference count underflow. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service or other system instability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to create situations where resources are not accounted for and not released, thus causing resources to become scarce for future needs.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to force an error that causes the product to crash or exit out of its current operation.
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