The vulnerability of the nci_free_device() function in the implementation of the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ncifreedevice function in the net/nfc/nci/data.c module, which is part of the NFC Controller Interface NCI implementation in the Linux operating system, is related to a packet overflow issue called “rxdatareassembly”. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker ...