CVE-2026-98482: Linux kernel · nfc: llcp: drop truncated I/RR/RNR PDUs in nfc_llcp_recv_hdlc()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 01:28 UTC
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: llcp: drop truncated I/RR/RNR PDUs in nfc_llcp_recv_hdlc() nfc_llcp_recv_hdlc() reads the sequence byte skb->data[2], via nfc_llcp_ns()/nfc_llcp_nr(), before any length check. The receive path only guarantees the two-byte LLCP header -- __nfc_llcp_recv() checks it with pskb_may_pull() and nfc_llcp_recv_agf() admits two-byte inner PDUs -- so a two-byte I, RR or RNR PDU reads one byte of uninitialised skb tailroom. The byte becomes N(R)/N(S); a peer can already set those with a well-formed PDU, so this is acting on uninitialised memory, not new peer control. Guard the read with pskb_may_pull(), as commit 95674f506c63 ("nfc: llcp: reject PDUs shorter than the LLCP header") did for the two-byte header, so the sequence byte is present and linear before it is read. RR and RNR PDUs are LLCP_HEADER_SIZE + LLCP_SEQUENCE_SIZE bytes and an I PDU is longer, so no valid frame is rejected; a truncated PDU is malformed, so return without a DM reply.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98482 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98482 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/51b6d73373589abb9de4d84767b0db1bc8d395d9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4086eb67a9a3b1ce69fef1b6793827363703ce (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/18f60ee882403d5b48097f5f6ae45f794e4cc643 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/066205553a0106565bcede934f5721c25ebd6e4e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afdbebfee2ef7e9510880868cfb482cbffe6836 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/744e61bd06188d8bb068c26a461c252f242b05c9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/273f9d667cde649f8de9d72b1303cc2f4b658c50 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/810f204ef8f61f0c930cf6b3280050b3ee6a8ae7 (opens in a new tab)