CVE-2026-43291

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 93% most likely to be exploited
Published: May 8, 2026 (6 days ago)
Last Modified: May 8, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Near Field Communication (NFC) NCI subsystem. Incorrect parameter validation for variable-length packet data can lead to communication failures with NCI NFC chips. This issue, stemming from an attempt to prevent access to uninitialized data, results in a Denial of Service (DoS) where NFC communication ceases to function.

CWE

CWE-130

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org