CVE-2026-80802 json
nfc: fdp: bound the device-reported read length and fix an skb leak
published 2026-09-04 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-71237
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfc: fdp: bound the device-reported read length and fix an skb leak
fdp_nci_i2c_read() takes the next packet length from two device-supplied bytes and never validates it. The value is a u16 used as the i2c_master_recv() count into a 261-byte on-stack buffer: a malicious, counterfeit or malfunctioning controller (or an i2c bus interposer) can drive it far past the buffer for a stack out-of-bounds write that clobbers the canary and return address, or below the minimum frame size (directly, or by truncating the computed sum) so the header/LRC strip and the next length read run past a short receive. Reject a length outside [FDP_NCI_I2C_MIN_PAYLOAD, FDP_NCI_I2C_MAX_PAYLOAD], as a corrupted packet already is, and force resynchronization.
The same loop allocates one data skb per iteration and assumes a length packet followed by a data packet; a device that sends two data packets in one call leaks the first skb when the second allocation overwrites it. Free a previously allocated skb before allocating the next.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3
- linux Debian 12 6.1.187-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.107-1
- linux Debian 14 7.1.12-1
- linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.107-1~deb12u1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80802
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-202.212
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-42.42
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1119.126
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.17
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1120.130
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1016.18
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1115.121
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1113.117
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80802
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- kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1
- kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-159998.55.1.159998.21.42
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:24550-1SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1
- kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.2.5-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11773-1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9498ab9a78cb63d78dbe4f221d8cc6c91f285ee commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fc32327b927a6e2cde086f82575c29880844228 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d2c243b79854628ff076c38748c020042f02f57 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc3c2bd5b1ec6c7cbc8a50e32d9bcec114f25463 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d723090645b82c1cb27cfd7ebf81f0e7c96bcae commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db7e464b350969c6ea8340de00d9796e5fd5123b commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5eec121f2c3bc4c7022613bedd9121a8aa4c949 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa3fc769b0c45bd19f8dab1697084c2b3f6d706 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ad21dcfeb5181af0c3ee2608808c0c0a5283aa1 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-80802 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: nfc: fdp: bound the device-reported read length and fix an skb leak
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9not affected: vulnerable code not present
+1 more productsfewer
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
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Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d9498ab9a78cb63d78dbe4f221d8cc6c91f285ee
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/1fc32327b927a6e2cde086f82575c29880844228
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/8d2c243b79854628ff076c38748c020042f02f57
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/fc3c2bd5b1ec6c7cbc8a50e32d9bcec114f25463
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/0d723090645b82c1cb27cfd7ebf81f0e7c96bcae
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/db7e464b350969c6ea8340de00d9796e5fd5123b
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/e5eec121f2c3bc4c7022613bedd9121a8aa4c949
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/1aa3fc769b0c45bd19f8dab1697084c2b3f6d706
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/7ad21dcfeb5181af0c3ee2608808c0c0a5283aa1
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-80802
- NVD CVE-2026-80802
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