CVE-2026-28529 HIGH

CVE-2026-28529: cryptodev-linux <= 1.14 get_userbuf Use After Free LPE

Vendor Cryptodev-Linux
Product cryptodev-linux
Weakness CWE-416
Published March 25, 2026
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2026 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated