Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-90224nfc: nci: fix double completion race in nci_data_exchange_complete

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: fix double completion race in nci_data_exchange_complete nci_close_device() and nci_rx_work can both call nci_data_exchange_complete() concurrently. After commit 4527025d440ce8 ("nfc: nci: fix circular locking dependency in nci_close_device") moved flush_workqueue(ndev->rx_wq) after mutex_unlock(&ndev->req_lock), rx_work is no longer serialized with the explicit completion call in the close path. Both callers read the non-NULL callback pointer and invoke rawsock_data_exchange_complete(), which calls sock_put() -- but only one sock_hold() was taken, so the second sock_put() underflows the refcount and frees the socket while it is still in use. Replace the bare clear_bit(NCI_DATA_EXCHANGE) with test_and_clear_bit() so that only the first caller proceeds to invoke the callback.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90224
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90224
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90224
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-202.212UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1119.126UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1125.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1124.133UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1120.130UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1115.121UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1102.110UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1113.117UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1114.120UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1111.116UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-197.207UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1114.115UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1070.72UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1059.59UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1116.122UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90224

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 7ed00a3edc8597fe2333f524401e2889aa1b5edf – before 3f075832734005310740d148d1cf1c1e792ebdca5eef9ebec7f5738f12cadede3545c05b34bf5ac3 – before 588ccd19a6e69eca72d54608c3ab3b45709b2305ca54e904a071aa65ef3ad46ba42d51aaac6b73b4 – before cf646a9f5554bc07d6ccb59c327812b3a0c6a368eb435d150ca74b4d40f77f1a2266f3636ed64a79 – before 9030a1bbe2c6b1e3e54cef462d159b5248f09fd21edc12d2bbcb7a8d0f1088e6fccb9d8c01bb1289 – before bfdf412208fea7fc0d5b32d68a35b25261917393d89b74bf08f067b55c03d7f999ba0a0e73177eb3 – before ba4c776af3dc21ed04e315e6545e99703bb1b53a4527025d440ce84bf56e75ce1df2e84cb8178616 – before ee08414d78b851e3d1856d6e4d631939b01a1bbe4527025d440ce84bf56e75ce1df2e84cb8178616 – before 8265a626cc14a48e46e6dc8c47667e72b4232ac2
Linux Linux 7.0

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