CVE-2026-31509
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nci: fix circular locking dependency in nci_close_device nci_close_device() flushes rx_wq and tx_wq while holding req_lock. This causes a circular locking dependency because nci_rx_work() running on rx_wq can end up taking req_lock too: nci_rx_work -> nci_rx_data_packet -> nci_data_exchange_complete -> __sk_destruct -> rawsock_destruct -> nfc_deactivate_target -> nci_deactivate_target -> nci_request -> mutex_lock(&ndev->req_lock) Move the flush of rx_wq after req_lock has been released. This should safe (I think) because NCI_UP has already been cleared and the transport is closed, so the work will see it and return -ENETDOWN. NIPA has been hitting this running the nci selftest with a debug kernel on roughly 4% of the runs.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.170-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.11-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.11-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 6.1.170-1~deb11u1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 5.10.253 | |
| linux-kernel | 3.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09143c0e8f3b03517e6233aad42f45c794d8df8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edc12d2bbcb7a8d0f1088e6fccb9d8c01bb1289
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4527025d440ce84bf56e75ce1df2e84cb8178616
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5eef9ebec7f5738f12cadede3545c05b34bf5ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed00a3edc8597fe2333f524401e2889aa1b5edf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca54e904a071aa65ef3ad46ba42d51aaac6b73b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d89b74bf08f067b55c03d7f999ba0a0e73177eb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb435d150ca74b4d40f77f1a2266f3636ed64a79
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-31509.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31509
CWEs
CWE-667
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.