Medium (5.5) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.
Severity
CVSS 3.0
5.5 medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 83% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)