HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-23339
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CVE-2026-23339

Published: March 25, 2026· Updated: Mar 25, 2026

EPSS:0.02%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:6.5th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfc: nci: free skb on nci_transceive early error paths

nci_transceive() takes ownership of the skb passed by the caller,

but the -EPROTO, -EINVAL, and -EBUSY error paths return without

freeing it.

Due to issues clearing NCI_DATA_EXCHANGE fixed by subsequent changes

the nci/nci_dev selftest hits the error path occasionally in NIPA,

and kmemleak detects leaks:

unreferenced object 0xff11000015ce6a40 (size 640):

comm "nci_dev", pid 3954, jiffies 4295441246

hex dump (first 32 bytes):

6b 6b 6b 6b 00 a4 00 0c 02 e1 03 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b kkkk.......kkkkk

6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

backtrace (crc 7c40cc2a):

kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x492/0x630

__alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0

alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc6/0x8f0

sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x326/0x3f0

nfc_alloc_send_skb+0x94/0x1d0

rawsock_sendmsg+0x162/0x4c0

do_syscall_64+0x117/0xfc0

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-23339 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (6)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-23339
SeverityNONE
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.02%
PublishedMar 25, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-23339 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.