#VU122855 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23167
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122855
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23167
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nci_unregister_device() function in net/nfc/nci/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/126cd30cad37bc7c2c85fe2df2a522d4edf0a5c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/546eba0b10989de9ccc7fd619e874a30561e2b88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ea4d96419fb20f15a52ce657d49f1e7c91eb7ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3369fc5e6120a72169e71acd72e987907a682af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4412d5905ee580e96c48360dc98fcd9e6f3208
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2492688bb9fed6ab6e313682c387ae71a66ebae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa5da5130deda26420273d4610cf6e4f794ed75