# CVE-2026-32848: NetBSD cryptodev Race Condition Double-Free via cryptodev\_op()

- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-05-18 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- NetBSD src: version range not reported

## Description

NetBSD prior to commit ec8451e contains a race condition vulnerability in cryptodev_op() within the opencrypto subsystem that allows local attackers to trigger a double-free condition by concurrently issuing CIOCCRYPT operations on the same session identifier on SMP systems. Attackers can exploit mutable per-operation state embedded in the csession struct to corrupt kernel heap memory.

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## References

- https://nasm.re/posts/uaf_netbsd_crypto/
- https://github.com/NetBSD/src/commit/ec8451efc1565516aba9e7047e1a1a1ce7953a2f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbsd-cryptodev-race-condition-double-free-via-cryptodev-op

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