CVE-2026-31509

EUVD-2026-24889
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfc: nci: fix circular locking dependency in nci_close_device

nci_close_device() flushes rx_wq and tx_wq while holding req_lock.
This causes a circular locking dependency because nci_rx_work()
running on rx_wq can end up taking req_lock too:

  nci_rx_work -> nci_rx_data_packet -> nci_data_exchange_complete
    -> __sk_destruct -> rawsock_destruct -> nfc_deactivate_target
    -> nci_deactivate_target -> nci_request -> mutex_lock(&ndev->req_lock)

Move the flush of rx_wq after req_lock has been released.
This should safe (I think) because NCI_UP has already been cleared
and the transport is closed, so the work will see it and return
-ENETDOWN.

NIPA has been hitting this running the nci selftest with a debug
kernel on roughly 4% of the runs.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
UNKNOWN
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