PT-2026-27656 · Linux · Linux

Published 2026-03-25 · Updated 2026-03-25 · CVE-2026-23291

NVD

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.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-23291

Affected Products

Linux

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23291 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4551d6cea00224ab65a0ef35e4e6da0e9c0a2d74 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f6d20b3c2642ec85ce6ea5da7155746c31c6d0 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ff14eb070f0efecb2606f8d7aa01b77d188e886 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7398d6570501edc55a50ece820f369ab3c1df2e7 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00477cab053dc4816b99141d8fcca7a479cfebeb · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12133a483dfa832241fbbf09321109a0ea8a520e · Note