{"cve":"CVE-2026-23291","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-25T11:16:24.197","modified":"2026-10-15T02:18:47.460","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfc: pn533: properly drop the usb interface reference on disconnect\n\nWhen the device is disconnected from the driver, there is a \"dangling\"\nreference count on the usb interface that was grabbed in the probe\ncallback.  Fix this up by properly dropping the reference after we are\ndone with it.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00477cab053dc4816b99141d8fcca7a479cfebeb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12133a483dfa832241fbbf09321109a0ea8a520e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4551d6cea00224ab65a0ef35e4e6da0e9c0a2d74","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5be8aa2bcfb53158436182db8dee9d0b8e5901e6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6645b030b0c1fc5bf338bffb0044238f24b2f770"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23291","score":0.0013,"percentile":0.02621,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}