Missing length check in Linux kernel st21nfca NFC driver
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Linux kernel NFC st21nfca driver is affected from version 3.16 before the fixed releases listed in the solution. Its ISO15693 inventory helper removes a two-byte prefix without checking that it exists, then reads the DSFID from a one-byte remainder, reading past the received data (CWE not given). The sources do not describe the attack conditions.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: st21nfca: validate ISO15693 inventory length The ISO15693 inventory helper removes a two-byte prefix without checking that it exists, then accepts a one-byte remainder before reading data[1] as the DSFID. Require the prefix and at least two remaining bytes before copying the UID data and reading the DSFID.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade the Linux kernel to 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9 or 7.3.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98578
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-mm2q-hf2x-48gq
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e47b2a350bb0ff123434ec5484c6dc3333b0727c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57d183764f3002f9625ee4deeeb20716c519534e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3af2ea4035581a1607d9830779c187a0c7e225aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fa21b0f78adb514e3bd96a505ddb752e9727ff3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6353dae51bc9b3cad13c9d890b53311a46c96b4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd95e819d828c975aaeb258a3fed5dd7fd136d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a86987d03a4d39acdbe4533d83db4d656ea36c59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f2ea5ed588c03d481f0301e6c3d4240132383fb
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Sources
- CVE-2026-98578 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-98578 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm2q-hf2x-48gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-98578 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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