// For flags

CVE-2026-23372

nfc: rawsock: cancel tx_work before socket teardown

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2026-01-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2026-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2026-04-26 EPSS Updated
  • 2026-05-11 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 5.10.253
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 5.10.253"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 5.15.203
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 5.15.203"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 6.1.167
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 6.1.167"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 6.6.130
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 6.6.130"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 6.12.77
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 6.12.77"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 6.18.17
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 6.18.17"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 6.19.7
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 6.19.7"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
>= 3.1 < 7.0
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.1 < 7.0"
en
Affected