# CVE-2026-80801: nfc: microread: validate target discovery payload lengths

> A missing length validation in the Linux kernel NFC microread driver allows attackers to trigger memory corruption via crafted NFC payloads.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **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:** 4 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-99522, BELL-CVE-2026-80801, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80801, GHSA-w7m7-vh5w-6jvg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80801

## What is CVE-2026-80801?

CVE-2026-80801 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 4 Sep 2026. 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: microread: validate target discovery payload lengths

microread_target_discovered() parses target discovery payloads from
skb->data according to the HCI gate. The fixed field offsets and UID
copies were checked only against the destination nfc_target buffers, not
against the actual skb length.

Validate that each gate-specific payload contains the fixed fields and
UID bytes before reading or copying them.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80801?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-80801?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-80801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-80801 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-80801 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Linux, published on 4 Sep 2026. 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-2026-80801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 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-2026-80801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80801/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80801
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80801
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-80801

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80801/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.