CVE-2026-31629: Linux kernel · nfc: llcp: add missing return after LLCP_CLOSED checks
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 03:19 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Linux) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel by adding the missing return statements after the LLCP_CLOSED checks in the affected functions. Users should update to the fixed kernel versions once available. No alternative mitigations are indicated.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's NFC LLCP implementation due to missing return statements after LLCP_CLOSED state checks. This causes double release of socket resources leading to reference count underflow and potential memory corruption.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a23529593d011fb433a3d711fc597ed6a6bd2f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/665315df9c3486cb213fc44d83cc8bcd47fe0d26 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b49e2a4b8219a2fc5cebf94f4ec34e509aff8a6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb1263a3b8c36418c9ba295c9ab3abed664edbf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/796e0cac058252d0ad34ebe288e6f7979b5fc9b2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8977fad2b3c6eefd414131168d597c5d1d5e1abf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff3d9e8f7244293e303f7b6ef70774291c7c27e9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba4712e8f0381cd5d196534ce2ad082626a5ab6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b5dd4632966c39da6ba74dbc8689b309065e82c (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html (opens in a new tab)