Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23150
Published: February 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2026-23150
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nfc_llcp_remove_local() function in net/nfc/llcp_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23150
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165c34fb6068ff153e3fc99a932a80a9d5755709
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3098e5c8af0f4c8f7eebbb370798df8aa2e12ba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61858cbce6ca4bef9ed116c689a4be9520841339
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e976e1f474ae3bf5681d7abafb8f3fdb34b8cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6734ff1ac6beba1d0c22dc9a3dc1849b773b511f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab660cb8e17aa93426d1e821c2cce60e4b9bc56a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d002626d434f5fea9085e2557711c16a15cec6