A use-after-free flaw was found in ndlc_remove in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c in the Linux Kernel.

Published 3 y ago 2023-04-12 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

4.7

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.2%

percentile 14%

Public exploits

none known

A use-after-free flaw was found in ndlc_remove in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c in the Linux Kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker to crash the system due to a race problem.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 20 mo ago 2025-03-06

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CISA ADP	3.1	4.7	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
NVD	3.1	4.7	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
CNA	3.1	4.7	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`

Affected products

n/a Linux

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free

Technology feeds

Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

lore.kernel.org /all/20230312160837.2040857-1-zyytlz.wz%40163.com/ · x_transferred
lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html · mailing-list, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2023-1990
NVD: CVE-2023-1990

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Summary