🛡️ CVE-2026-43291 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: nfc: nci: Fix parameter validation for packet data Since commit 9c328f54741b ("net: nfc: nci: Add parameter validation for packet data") communication with nci nfc chips is not working any more. The mentioned commit tries to fix access of uninitialized data, but failed to understand that in some cases the data packet is of variable length and can therefore not be compared to the maximum packet length given by the sizeof(struct).

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-43291 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.19.6-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity low, availability high.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43291 is recorded against 1 package.

linux (fixed in 6.19.6-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 8 May 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2026-43291 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

BellSoft Base record Ubuntu 22.04 (Root.io)Ubuntu

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-05-08

Updated 2026-08-12

Modified 2026-08-04

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.19.6-1

References

ADVISORY https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43291

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