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CVE-2026-98580

Linux: nfc: llcp: Fix race condition in accept_queue lifecycle

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ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.21%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in54adcabb0f1deef1bdae5fc64779ed6d442721c9Also 7c938aad5108382c6ad7453c4b5ee8ae3f3252ed, 41256821762a7114906b178826d17098e2fa5992 and 1 moreCVE List
Published18 Oct 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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

nfc: llcp: Fix race condition in accept_queue lifecycle

In nfc_llcp_socket_release(), sockets and listener accept queues are walked under the local sockets rwlock and bh_lock_sock(). However, bh_lock_sock() does not synchronise against process-context lock_sock() held by nfc_llcp_accept_dequeue() during accept(). Because socket_release() does not check sock_owned_by_user(), both paths can concurrently unlink and release the same child socket, resulting in use-after-free or a NULL pointer dereference of child->parent in nfc_llcp_accept_unlink().

Fix this synchronisation race by having nfc_llcp_socket_release() use process-context lock_sock() instead of bh_lock_sock():

  1. Pop sockets from the local sockets list under the write lock using

nfc_llcp_sock_list_pop() so lock_sock() can be acquired without holding the rwlock.

  1. Because lock_sock() can sleep, defer the final release of the

nfc_llcp_local structure to a workqueue (release_work). This avoids a sleeping-in-atomic bug when the last local reference is dropped from softirq context. Additionally, hold a single device reference on local from registration until final destruction.

  1. In nfc_llcp_local_get(), use kref_get_unless_zero() to prevent

resurrecting a local object whose teardown has been scheduled.

  1. In llcp_sock_accept(), verify that the listener socket state is still

LLCP_LISTEN after waking from schedule_timeout() to prevent hangs if the listener is closed concurrently.

  1. When unlinking unaccepted child sockets during listener release,

unlink them from local->sockets, call sock_orphan(), and drop their initial sk_alloc creation reference via sock_put().

  1. Make nfc_llcp_accept_unlink() idempotent by guarding parent access with

a NULL check.

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Affected versions 18

  • Linuxaffected: 50b78b2a6500d0e97c204c1b6c51df8c17358bbe before 54adcabb0f1deef1bdae5fc64779ed6d442721c9CVE List
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  • Linuxaffected: 50b78b2a6500d0e97c204c1b6c51df8c17358bbe before 41256821762a7114906b178826d17098e2fa5992CVE List
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  • Linuxaffected: 3.7CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 3.7CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 5.10.271 through 5.10.*CVE List
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  • Linuxunaffected: 6.1.189 through 6.1.*CVE List
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