Bug 2554908 (CVE-2026-98579)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98579 kernel: nfc: llcp: fix sdreq TLV list leak on parse/alloc/send failure
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC (Near Field Communication) subsystem. Error handling routines in the netlink interface fail to properly release allocated memory when processing service discovery requests encounters a failure. A local user can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to trigger these failure paths, causing kernel memory to leak. Repeated exploitation can exhaust available system memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:31:21 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfc: llcp: fix sdreq TLV list leak on parse/alloc/send failure

nfc_genl_llc_sdreq() builds a list of TLV nodes while walking nested
netlink attrs, but 3 error paths (nested-attr parse failure, TLV alloc
ENOMEM, nfc_llcp_send_snl_sdreq() failure) all skip freeing what was
already queued.

Route them through a new free_list label, mirroring the SDRES path in
the same file which already does this. Harmless on the success path
too -- send_snl_sdreq() drains the list as it moves nodes, so it's
already empty by the time free_list runs.