CVE-2026-28529cryptodev-linux version 1.14 and prior contain a page reference handling flaw in the get_userbuf function of the /dev/crypto device driver that allows local users to trigger use-after-free conditions.
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cryptodev-linux version 1.14 and prior contain a page reference handling flaw in the get_userbuf function of the /dev/crypto device driver that allows local users to trigger use-after-free conditions. Attackers with access to the /dev/crypto interface can repeatedly decrement reference counts of controlled pages to achieve local privilege escalation.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
cryptodev-linux cryptodev-linux cryptodev-linux:cryptodev-linux | through 1.14 | NVD |
References
- https://gist.github.com/n4sm/0fd2479e0c23e0fa2f192cd8fda45750exploit
- https://github.com/cryptodev-linux/cryptodev-linux/pull/104patch, third-party-advisory
- https://nasm.re/posts/cryptodev-linux-vuln/third-party-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cryptodev-linux-get-userbuf-use-after-free-lpethird-party-advisory
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