CVE-2026-23291
nfc: pn533: properly drop the usb interface reference on disconnect
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
9th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: pn533: properly drop the usb interface reference on disconnect When the device is disconnected from the driver, there is a "dangling" reference count on the usb interface that was grabbed in the probe callback. Fix this up by properly dropping the reference after we are done with it.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 18, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 6645b030b0c1fc5bf338bffb0044238f24b2f770 c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 5be8aa2bcfb53158436182db8dee9d0b8e5901e6 c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 7398d6570501edc55a50ece820f369ab3c1df2e7 c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < d1f6d20b3c2642ec85ce6ea5da7155746c31c6d0 c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 7ff14eb070f0efecb2606f8d7aa01b77d188e886 c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 00477cab053dc4816b99141d8fcca7a479cfebeb c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 4551d6cea00224ab65a0ef35e4e6da0e9c0a2d74 c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4 < 12133a483dfa832241fbbf09321109a0ea8a520e
Linux / Linux
3.1
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6645b030b0c1fc5bf338bffb0044238f24b2f770 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5be8aa2bcfb53158436182db8dee9d0b8e5901e6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7398d6570501edc55a50ece820f369ab3c1df2e7 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f6d20b3c2642ec85ce6ea5da7155746c31c6d0 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ff14eb070f0efecb2606f8d7aa01b77d188e886 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00477cab053dc4816b99141d8fcca7a479cfebeb git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4551d6cea00224ab65a0ef35e4e6da0e9c0a2d74 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12133a483dfa832241fbbf09321109a0ea8a520e