# CVE-2024-35915: nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_dev_up and nci_ntf_packet

> A local attacker can trigger an uninitialized value read in the Linux kernel NFC driver, potentially leaking sensitive memory contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 May 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-35915, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35915, GHSA-m6cx-h2f4-5jr4, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35915

## What is CVE-2024-35915?

CVE-2024-35915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

nfc: nci: Fix uninit-value in nci_dev_up and nci_ntf_packet

syzbot reported the following uninit-value access issue [1][2]:

nci_rx_work() parses and processes received packet. When the payload
length is zero, each message type handler reads uninitialized payload
and KMSAN detects this issue. The receipt of a packet with a zero-size
payload is considered unexpected, and therefore, such packets should be
silently discarded.

This patch resolved this issue by checking payload size before calling
each message type handler codes.

Weakness: CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35915?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35915?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-35915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35915 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35915/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35915
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35915
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35915

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35915/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.