Nfc Software May Allow Hackers to Gain Elevated Privileges

Summary

A bug in the Nfc software could allow an attacker to gain more access to the system than they should have, without needing any special permissions. This means a hacker could potentially take control of the system or access sensitive data. To protect your system, update the Nfc software to the latest version.

What to do

Update google platform/hardware/st/nfc to version 16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/hardware/st/nfc to version 15:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/hardware/st/nfc to version 16:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/hardware/st/nfc to version 16-qpr2:2026-03-01.
Update google platform/hardware/st/nfc to version 14:2026-03-01.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fix available
google	android	14.0	–
google	android	15.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	android	16.0	–
google	platform/hardware/st/nfc	> 16-qpr2-next:0 , <= 16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01	16-qpr2-next:2026-03-01
google	platform/hardware/st/nfc	> 15:0 , <= 15:2026-03-01	15:2026-03-01
google	platform/hardware/st/nfc	> 16:0 , <= 16:2026-03-01	16:2026-03-01
google	platform/hardware/st/nfc	> 16-qpr2:0 , <= 16-qpr2:2026-03-01	16-qpr2:2026-03-01
google	platform/hardware/st/nfc	> 14:0 , <= 14:2026-03-01	14:2026-03-01

Original title

In multiple functions of Nfc.h, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User int...

Original description

In multiple functions of Nfc.h, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

nvd CVSS3.1 7.0

Vulnerability type

CWE-362 Race Condition