In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix use-after-free from async crypto on Qualcomm crypto engine
ksmbd_crypt_message() sets a NULL completion callback on AEAD requests
and does not handle the -EINPROGRESS return code from async hardware
crypto engines like the Qualcomm Crypto Engine (QCE). When QCE returns
-EINPROGRESS, ksmbd treats it as an error and immediately frees the
request while the hardware DMA operation is still in flight. The DMA
completion callback then dereferences freed memory, causing a NULL
pointer crash:
pc : qce_skcipher_done+0x24/0x174
lr : vchan_complete+0x230/0x27c
...
el1h_64_irq+0x68/0x6c
ksmbd_free_work_struct+0x20/0x118 [ksmbd]
ksmbd_exit_file_cache+0x694/0xa4c [ksmbd]
Use the standard crypto_wait_req() pattern with crypto_req_done() as
the completion callback, matching the approach used by the SMB client
in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c. This properly handles both synchronous
engines (immediate return) and async engines (-EINPROGRESS followed
by callback notification).
References
Configurations
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History
21 Jul 2026, 17:22
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e298897f41c61450c2e7a4f457e8b2485eb35b3 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b47231055b431ed0a1a55f33cac32981564405 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7164b3953cefd540e7ebca828c793bc6869cfbc4 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ef183216feaa24b66b940510d8b68f680eb56e9 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fcefe840fa8c14ce667768e5b043286ac3bbcbe - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b46aa129fa2807bfe1545fe74d9295d53c51520b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2da381875d4a67026e4c8feb3dba51a2a2d1bc - Patch | |
| CWE | CWE-416 |
28 Jun 2026, 08:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
24 Jun 2026, 17:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-24 17:17
Updated : 2026-07-21 17:22
NVD link : CVE-2026-53046
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53046
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53046
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
