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CVE-2026-43098

CVE-2026-43098 PUBLISHED

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: s3fwrn5: allocate rx skb before consuming bytes s3fwrn82_uart_read() reports the number of accepted bytes to the serdev core. The current code consumes bytes into recv_skb and may already deliver a complete frame before allocating a fresh receive buffer. If that alloc_skb() fails, the callback returns 0 even though it has already consumed bytes, and it leaves recv_skb as NULL for the next receive callback. That breaks the receive_buf() accounting contract and can also lead to a NULL dereference on the next skb_put_u8(). Allocate the receive skb lazily before consuming the next byte instead. If allocation fails, return the number of bytes already accepted.

EPSS 0.01% · 2.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.01%
2.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux*, 6.6.136, 6.12.83
linuxlinux_kernel5.11, 5.11, 5.11

Timeline

  • May 6, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 6, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
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