FKIE_CVE-2026-64529

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-25 10:17 - Updated: 2026-08-17 05:17
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/071590a44cbc38483fceb1ab943363ec26868e1b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1de076f43e64bf65fbe7280a269c70e0e60518df
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae49dd04dbb11fb73f17f58a982dba128abe83a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6848a6e39cac44fdb7cb88f0f777df62172d1551
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4999664a5ef77bdb0c6e6b935f581ac8ce6b63a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ea97076bd0a5196290deba172034e480646727
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ebf008696de1ec08c90d51f94d7e40bd448be1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d237230728c567297f2f98b425d63156ab2ed17f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de2cc38489b629927910b1aeff69bba7bd5c6f1b
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            "drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg.h",
            "drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_common.h",
            "drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_cfg_user.h",
            "drivers/crypto/intel/qat/qat_common/adf_common_drv.h",
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: qat - remove unused character device and IOCTLs\n\nThe QAT driver exposes a character device (qat_adf_ctl) with IOCTLs\nfor device configuration, start, stop, status query and enumeration.\nThese IOCTLs are not part of any public uAPI header and have no known\nin-tree or out-of-tree users. Device lifecycle is already managed via\nsysfs.\n\nThe ioctl interface also increases the attack surface and is the\nsubject of a number of bug reports.\n\nRemove the character device, the IOCTL definitions, and the related\ndata structures (adf_dev_status_info, adf_user_cfg_key_val,\nadf_user_cfg_section, adf_user_cfg_ctl_data). Drop the now-unused\nadf_cfg_user.h header and strip adf_ctl_drv.c down to the minimal\nmodule_init/module_exit hooks for workqueue, AER, and crypto/compression\nalgorithm registration.\n\nClean up leftover dead code that was only reachable from the removed\nIOCTL paths: adf_cfg_del_all(), adf_devmgr_verify_id(),\nadf_devmgr_get_num_dev(), adf_devmgr_get_dev_by_id(),\nadf_get_vf_real_id() and the unused ADF_CFG macros.\n\nAdditionally, drop the entry associated to QAT IOCTLs in\nioctl-number.rst."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-64529",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T05:17:57.737",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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