CVE-2026-98480

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98480
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98480.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98480
Downstream
Published
2026-10-18T15:15:54Z
Modified
2026-10-20T02:30:48Z
Summary
nfc: trf7970a: power down on startup RX gain failure
Details

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

nfc: trf7970a: power down on startup RX gain failure

trf7970a_startup() powers up the device before applying the optional RX gain reduction. If the register read or write fails, it returns without undoing that power-up. Probe's unwind only drops the separate regulator references acquired by probe, leaving the additional VIN enable from startup unbalanced. The system resume caller also has no power-down on this error.

Call trf7970a_power_down() before returning the RX gain error to deassert the enable GPIOs, release the startup VIN reference and restore the powered-off state. Runtime PM has not been enabled yet, so the full shutdown helper is not appropriate here. Preserve the original SPI error.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while reviewing kernel code.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98480.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
5d69351820eab6be1d298af21aedd18be5e5a11a
Fixed
cc444e4ad43461374dd128573eccb8979d2adb4c
Fixed
6ef70d790425e76b42c69e416ee78c62bdc37d00
Fixed
d2acbde7e67df44efa8f0963462d1192e7694ffc

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98480.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.17.0
Fixed
6.18.55
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.9

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98480.json"