CVE-2026-53046
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ksmbd component. This vulnerability, a use-after-free, occurs when the ksmbd component incorrectly handles asynchronous (async) cryptographic operations, specifically with hardware crypto engines like the Qualcomm Crypto Engine (QCE). When the QCE returns an in-progress status, ksmbd prematurely frees memory while hardware operations are still active. This can lead to a NULL pointer crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data; Modify Memory; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
It may be possible to cause data corruption and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying global variables or data structures at unexpected times, violating the assumptions of code that uses this global data.
Access Control
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
If a signal handler interrupts code that is executing with privileges, it may be possible that the signal handler will also be executed with elevated privileges, possibly making subsequent exploits more severe.
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