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Fix this up by properly dropping the reference after we are\ndone with it."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c"],"versions":[{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"6645b030b0c1fc5bf338bffb0044238f24b2f770","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"5be8aa2bcfb53158436182db8dee9d0b8e5901e6","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"7398d6570501edc55a50ece820f369ab3c1df2e7","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"d1f6d20b3c2642ec85ce6ea5da7155746c31c6d0","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"7ff14eb070f0efecb2606f8d7aa01b77d188e886","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"00477cab053dc4816b99141d8fcca7a479cfebeb","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"4551d6cea00224ab65a0ef35e4e6da0e9c0a2d74","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"c46ee38620a2aa2b25b16bc9738ace80dbff76a4","lessThan":"12133a483dfa832241fbbf09321109a0ea8a520e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c"],"versions":[{"version":"3.1","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"3.1","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.253","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.203","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.167","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.130","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.77","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.17","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19.7","lessThanOrEqual":"6.19.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.253"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.203"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.167"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.130"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.77"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.17"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"6.19.7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.1","versionEndExcluding":"7.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6645b030b0c1fc5bf338bffb0044238f24b2f770"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5be8aa2bcfb53158436182db8dee9d0b8e5901e6"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7398d6570501edc55a50ece820f369ab3c1df2e7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1f6d20b3c2642ec85ce6ea5da7155746c31c6d0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ff14eb070f0efecb2606f8d7aa01b77d188e886"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00477cab053dc4816b99141d8fcca7a479cfebeb"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4551d6cea00224ab65a0ef35e4e6da0e9c0a2d74"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12133a483dfa832241fbbf09321109a0ea8a520e"}],"title":"nfc: pn533: properly drop the usb interface reference on disconnect","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}