Use After Free Affecting cryptodev-linux/cryptodev-linux package, versions [0,]
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- published31 Mar 2026
- disclosed25 Mar 2026
- creditnasm
Introduced: 25 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-28529 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for cryptodev-linux/cryptodev-linux.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free through improper page reference handling in the get_userbuf() function of the /dev/crypto device driver. An attacker can gain elevated privileges by repeatedly decrementing reference counts of controlled pages.