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.
{
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/28xxx/CVE-2026-28529.json",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"cna_assigner": "VulnCheck"
}{
"source": [
"AFFECTED_FIELD",
"CPE_RANGE"
],
"cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:cryptodev-linux:cryptodev-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"extracted_events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.14"
}
]
}