# CVE-2026-64529: crypto: qat - remove unused character device and IOCTLs

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.260, 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.6.144, 6.12.95, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in 071590a44cbc38483fceb1ab943363ec26868e1b; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in 1de076f43e64bf65fbe7280a269c70e0e60518df; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in a4999664a5ef77bdb0c6e6b935f581ac8ce6b63a; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in 6848a6e39cac44fdb7cb88f0f777df62172d1551; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in b1ea97076bd0a5196290deba172034e480646727; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in b8ebf008696de1ec08c90d51f94d7e40bd448be1; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in de2cc38489b629927910b1aeff69bba7bd5c6f1b; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in 3ae49dd04dbb11fb73f17f58a982dba128abe83a; from d8cba25d2c68992a6e7c1d329b690a9ebe01167d, fixed in d237230728c567297f2f98b425d63156ab2ed17f
- Linux: 3.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.17.0, fixed in 5.10.260; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.211; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.177; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.144; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.95; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.37; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.14; from 7.1.0, fixed in 7.1.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - remove unused character device and IOCTLs The QAT driver exposes a character device (qat_adf_ctl) with IOCTLs for device configuration, start, stop, status query and enumeration. These IOCTLs are not part of any public uAPI header and have no known in-tree or out-of-tree users. Device lifecycle is already managed via sysfs. The ioctl interface also increases the attack surface and is the subject of a number of bug reports. Remove the character device, the IOCTL definitions, and the related data structures (adf_dev_status_info, adf_user_cfg_key_val, adf_user_cfg_section, adf_user_cfg_ctl_data). Drop the now-unused adf_cfg_user.h header and strip adf_ctl_drv.c down to the minimal module_init/module_exit hooks for workqueue, AER, and crypto/compression algorithm registration. Clean up leftover dead code that was only reachable from the removed IOCTL paths: adf_cfg_del_all(), adf_devmgr_verify_id(), adf_devmgr_get_num_dev(), adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(), adf_get_vf_real_id() and the unused ADF_CFG macros. Additionally, drop the entry associated to QAT IOCTLs in ioctl-number.rst.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.260, 5.15.211, 6.1.177, 6.6.144, 6.12.95) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/071590a44cbc38483fceb1ab943363ec26868e1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de076f43e64bf65fbe7280a269c70e0e60518df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4999664a5ef77bdb0c6e6b935f581ac8ce6b63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6848a6e39cac44fdb7cb88f0f777df62172d1551
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ea97076bd0a5196290deba172034e480646727
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ebf008696de1ec08c90d51f94d7e40bd448be1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de2cc38489b629927910b1aeff69bba7bd5c6f1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae49dd04dbb11fb73f17f58a982dba128abe83a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d237230728c567297f2f98b425d63156ab2ed17f

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