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CVE-2026-23167: nfc: nci: Fix race between rfkill and nci_unregister_device().

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.09% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 126cd30cad37bc7c2c85fe2df2a522d4edf0a5c5, 546eba0b10989de9ccc7fd619e874a30561e2b88, 8ea4d96419fb20f15a52ce657d49f1e7c91eb7ac.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 126cd30cad37bc7c2c85fe2df2a522d4edf0a5c5, 546eba0b10989de9ccc7fd619e874a30561e2b88, 8ea4d96419fb20f15a52ce657d49f1e7c91eb7ac or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: Fix race between rfkill and nci_unregister_device(). syzbot reported the splat below [0] without a repro. It indicates that struct nci_dev.cmd_wq had been destroyed before nci_close_device() was called via rfkill. nci_dev.cmd_wq is only destroyed in nci_unregister_device(), which (I think) was called from virtual_ncidev_close() when syzbot close()d an fd of virtual_ncidev. The problem is that nci_unregister_device() destroys nci_dev.cmd_wq first and then calls nfc_unregister_device(), which removes the device from rfkill by rfkill_unregister(). So, the device is still visible via rfkill even after nci_dev.cmd_wq is destroyed. Let's unregister the device from rfkill first in nci_unregister_device(). Note that we cannot call nfc_unregister_device() before nci_close_device() because 1) nfc_unregister_device() calls device_del() which frees all memory allocated by devm_kzalloc() and linked to ndev->conn_info_list 2) nci_rx_work() could try to queue nci_conn_info to ndev->conn_info_list which could be leaked Thus, nfc_unregister_device() is split into two functions so we can remove rfkill interfaces only before nci_close_device(). [0]: DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(1) WARNING: kernel/locking/lockdep.c:238 at hlock_class kernel/locking/lockdep.c:238 [inline], CPU#0: syz.0.8675/6349 WARNING: kernel/locking/lockdep.c:238 at check_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4854 [inline], CPU#0: syz.0.8675/6349 WARNING: kernel/locking/lockdep.c:238 at __lock_acquire+0x39d/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5187, CPU#0: syz.0.8675/6349 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6349 Comm: syz.0.8675 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/13/2026 RIP: 0010:hlock_class kernel/locking/lockdep.c:238 [inline] RIP: 0010:check_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4854 [inline] RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0x3a4/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5187 Code: 18 00 4c 8b 74 24 08 75 27 90 e8 17 f2 fc 02 85 c0 74 1c 83 3d 50 e0 4e 0e 00 75 13 48 8d 3d 43 f7 51 0e 48 c7 c6 8b 3a de 8d <67> 48 0f b9 3a 90 31 c0 0f b6 98 c4 00 00 00 41 8b 45 20 25 ff 1f RSP: 0018:ffffc9000c767680 EFLAGS: 00010046 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000040000 RCX: 0000000000080000 RDX: ffffc90013080000 RSI: ffffffff8dde3a8b RDI: ffffffff8ff24ca0 RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: ffffffff8fef35a3 R09: 1ffffffff1fde6b4 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1fde6b5 R12: 00000000000012a2 R13: ffff888030338ba8 R14: ffff888030338000 R15: ffff888030338b30 FS: 00007fa5995f66c0(0000) GS:ffff8881256f8000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f7e72f842d0 CR3: 00000000485a0000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: <TASK> lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 touch_wq_lockdep_map+0xcb/0x180 kernel/workqueue.c:3940 __flush_workqueue+0x14b/0x14f0 kernel/workqueue.c:3982 nci_close_device+0x302/0x630 net/nfc/nci/core.c:567 nci_dev_down+0x3b/0x50 net/nfc/nci/core.c:639 nfc_dev_down+0x152/0x290 net/nfc/core.c:161 nfc_rfkill_set_block+0x2d/0x100 net/nfc/core.c:179 rfkill_set_block+0x1d2/0x440 net/rfkill/core.c:346 rfkill_fop_write+0x461/0x5a0 net/rfkill/core.c:1301 vfs_write+0x29a/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fa59b39acb9 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fa5995f6028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fa59b615fa0 RCX: 00007fa59b39acb9 RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 0000200000000080 RDI: 0000000000000007 RBP: 00007fa59b408bf7 R08: ---truncated---

MediumCVSS 4.7 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 14, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.0% · 0th percentile

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.0%

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel3.2 and later · before 5.10.249
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.199
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.162
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.123
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.69
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.9
  • linux linux kernel6.19

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.2affected
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before cd4412d5905ee580e96c48360dc98fcd9e6f3208affected · git
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before eaa5da5130deda26420273d4610cf6e4f794ed75affected · git
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before 8ea4d96419fb20f15a52ce657d49f1e7c91eb7acaffected · git
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before 546eba0b10989de9ccc7fd619e874a30561e2b88affected · git
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before 126cd30cad37bc7c2c85fe2df2a522d4edf0a5c5affected · git
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before c3369fc5e6120a72169e71acd72e987907a682afaffected · git
    • 6a2968aaf50c7a22fced77a5e24aa636281efca8 and later · before d2492688bb9fed6ab6e313682c387ae71a66ebaeaffected · git
    • before 3.2not affected · semver
    • 5.10.249 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.18.9-16.18.9-1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux126cd30cad37bc7c2c85fe2df2a522d4edf0a5c5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux546eba0b10989de9ccc7fd619e874a30561e2b88Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8ea4d96419fb20f15a52ce657d49f1e7c91eb7acVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc3369fc5e6120a72169e71acd72e987907a682afVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcd4412d5905ee580e96c48360dc98fcd9e6f3208Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd2492688bb9fed6ab6e313682c387ae71a66ebaeVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxeaa5da5130deda26420273d4610cf6e4f794ed75Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.162-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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