Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23167

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU122855

Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23167

Published: February 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122855
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23167
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Public Cloud Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Legacy Module
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb
kernel-docs
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-source
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-23167

Install update from vendor's repository.

kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_34-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_34-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_10-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.175.148, 5.15.0-175.185, 5.15.0-175.185~20.04.1, 5.15.0.176.161, 5.15.0-176.186, 5.15.0.1088.87, 5.15.0-1088.96, 5.15.0.1100.100, 5.15.0-1100.101, 5.15.0.1101.100, 5.15.0-1101.107~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1102.98, 5.15.0-1102.108, 5.15.0.1105.101, 5.15.0.1105.108, 5.15.0-1105.112, 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1105.114, 6.8.0-117.117, 6.8.0-117.117.1, 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1041.44, 6.8.0-1054.60, 6.8.0-1055.56, 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1, 6.8.0-1056.60, 6.8.0-1058.61, 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1, 6.8.0-2045.46, 6.8.1-1051.52, 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1
linux-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.176.102, 5.15.0-176.186+fips1, 5.15.0.1105.95, 5.15.0-1105.114+fips1, 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
linux-hwe-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-176.186~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1046.46+1, 5.15.0.1046.48, 5.15.0-1057.57, 6.8.0-1024.24
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.57~20.04.1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1070.73, 5.15.0-1070.74
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1097.93, 5.15.0-1097.102, 5.15.0.1100.99, 5.15.0-1100.106, 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1102.108~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1110.108, 5.15.0-1110.119, 6.8.0-1056.62
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1097.99, 5.15.0.1097.101, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1104.113
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1099.95, 5.15.0-1099.102, 5.15.0-1099.102~20.04.1
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1099.97, 5.15.0-1099.102
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1110.95, 5.15.0-1110.119+fips1
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.34.1.150700.17.23.1
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1054.57, 6.8.0-1054.57.1
linux-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
linux-azure-fde-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1018.20~24.04.1, 6.17.0-1021.24~24.04.1
linux-oracle-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3, 6.17.0-1019.19~24.04.3+1
linux-azure-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
linux-oem-6.17 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.17.0-1030.30

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