{"cve":"CVE-2023-53106","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-02T16:15:29.520","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:18.537","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfc: st-nci: Fix use after free bug in ndlc_remove due to race condition\n\nThis bug influences both st_nci_i2c_remove and st_nci_spi_remove.\nTake st_nci_i2c_remove as an example.\n\nIn st_nci_i2c_probe, it called ndlc_probe and bound &ndlc->sm_work\nwith llt_ndlc_sm_work.\n\nWhen it calls ndlc_recv or timeout handler, it will finally call\nschedule_work to start the work.\n\nWhen we call st_nci_i2c_remove to remove the driver, there\nmay be a sequence as follows:\n\nFix it by finishing the work before cleanup in ndlc_remove\n\nCPU0                  CPU1\n\n                    |llt_ndlc_sm_work\nst_nci_i2c_remove   |\n  ndlc_remove       |\n     st_nci_remove  |\n     nci_free_device|\n     kfree(ndev)    |\n//free ndlc->ndev   |\n                    |llt_ndlc_rcv_queue\n                    |nci_recv_frame\n                    |//use ndlc->ndev","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2156490c4b7cacda9a18ec99929940b8376dc0e3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3405eb641dafcc8b28d174784b203c1622c121bf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43aa468df246175207a7d5d7d6d31b231f15b49c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5000fe6c27827a61d8250a7e4a1d26c3298ef4f6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e331022b448fbc5e76f24349cd0246844dcad25"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53106","score":0.00207,"percentile":0.10837,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}